Step 1:
The first step to converting 26302197.971488 to a fraction is to re-write 26302197.971488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26302197.971488 can be written as simply 26302197.971488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26302197.971488, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26302197.971488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26302197.971488/1 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 26302197.971488 as a fraction:
26302197/1 / 1