Step 1:
The first step to converting 26603.17280949 to a fraction is to re-write 26603.17280949 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26603.17280949 can be written as simply 26603.17280949/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26603.17280949, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26603.17280949/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26603.17280949/1 each by 100000000:
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 26603.17280949 as a fraction:
159619/6 / 1