Step 1:
The first step to converting 26540.878064022 to a fraction is to re-write 26540.878064022 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26540.878064022 can be written as simply 26540.878064022/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26540.878064022, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26540.878064022/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26540.878064022/1 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 26540.878064022 as a fraction:
212327/8 / 1