Step 1:
The first step to converting 26595.421464742 to a fraction is to re-write 26595.421464742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26595.421464742 can be written as simply 26595.421464742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26595.421464742, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26595.421464742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26595.421464742/1 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 26595.421464742 as a fraction:
132977/5 / 1