Step 1:
The first step to converting 26245.144903728 to a fraction is to re-write 26245.144903728 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26245.144903728 can be written as simply 26245.144903728/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26245.144903728, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26245.144903728/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26245.144903728/1 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 26245.144903728 as a fraction:
157471/6 / 1