Step 1:
The first step to converting 26251.273256026 to a fraction is to re-write 26251.273256026 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26251.273256026 can be written as simply 26251.273256026/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26251.273256026, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26251.273256026/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26251.273256026/1 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 26251.273256026 as a fraction:
105005/4 / 1