Step 1:
The first step to converting 261118353.54045 to a fraction is to re-write 261118353.54045 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261118353.54045 can be written as simply 261118353.54045/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261118353.54045, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261118353.54045/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261118353.54045/1 each by 100000:
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 261118353.54045 as a fraction:
261118353/1 / 1