Step 1:
The first step to converting 26235.272439904 to a fraction is to re-write 26235.272439904 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26235.272439904 can be written as simply 26235.272439904/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26235.272439904, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26235.272439904/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26235.272439904/1 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 26235.272439904 as a fraction:
104941/4 / 1