Step 1:
The first step to converting 26172.659786979 to a fraction is to re-write 26172.659786979 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26172.659786979 can be written as simply 26172.659786979/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26172.659786979, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26172.659786979/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26172.659786979/1 each by 1000000000:
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 26172.659786979 as a fraction:
78518/3 / 1