Step 1:
The first step to converting 26579.902440231 to a fraction is to re-write 26579.902440231 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26579.902440231 can be written as simply 26579.902440231/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26579.902440231, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26579.902440231/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26579.902440231/1 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 26579.902440231 as a fraction:
265799/10 / 1