Step 1:
The first step to converting 260841.2719271 to a fraction is to re-write 260841.2719271 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 260841.2719271 can be written as simply 260841.2719271/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 260841.2719271, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 260841.2719271/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 260841.2719271/1 each by 10000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 260841.2719271 as a fraction:
782524/3 / 1