Step 1:
The first step to converting 26266818.653574 to a fraction is to re-write 26266818.653574 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26266818.653574 can be written as simply 26266818.653574/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26266818.653574, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26266818.653574/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26266818.653574/1 each by 1000000:
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 26266818.653574 as a fraction:
26266818/1 / 1