Step 1:
The first step to converting 26581712.32979 to a fraction is to re-write 26581712.32979 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26581712.32979 can be written as simply 26581712.32979/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26581712.32979, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26581712.32979/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26581712.32979/1 each by 100000:
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 26581712.32979 as a fraction:
26581712/1 / 1