Step 1:
The first step to converting 261804369.117 to a fraction is to re-write 261804369.117 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261804369.117 can be written as simply 261804369.117/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261804369.117, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261804369.117/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261804369.117/1 each by 1000:
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 261804369.117 as a fraction:
261804369/1 / 1