Step 1:
The first step to converting 261433.24160238 to a fraction is to re-write 261433.24160238 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261433.24160238 can be written as simply 261433.24160238/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261433.24160238, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261433.24160238/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261433.24160238/1 each by 100000000:
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 261433.24160238 as a fraction:
261433/1 / 1