Step 1:
The first step to converting 261350.2643742 to a fraction is to re-write 261350.2643742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261350.2643742 can be written as simply 261350.2643742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261350.2643742, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261350.2643742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261350.2643742/1 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 261350.2643742 as a fraction:
784051/3 / 1