Step 1:
The first step to converting 261584576.96878 to a fraction is to re-write 261584576.96878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261584576.96878 can be written as simply 261584576.96878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261584576.96878, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261584576.96878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261584576.96878/1 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 261584576.96878 as a fraction:
261584576/1 / 1