Step 1:
The first step to converting 26531.171718745 to a fraction is to re-write 26531.171718745 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26531.171718745 can be written as simply 26531.171718745/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26531.171718745, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26531.171718745/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26531.171718745/1 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 26531.171718745 as a fraction:
159187/6 / 1