Step 1:
The first step to converting 261351.0684451 to a fraction is to re-write 261351.0684451 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261351.0684451 can be written as simply 261351.0684451/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261351.0684451, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261351.0684451/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261351.0684451/1 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 261351.0684451 as a fraction:
261351/1 / 1