Step 1:
The first step to converting 26668.142360578 to a fraction is to re-write 26668.142360578 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26668.142360578 can be written as simply 26668.142360578/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26668.142360578, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26668.142360578/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26668.142360578/1 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 26668.142360578 as a fraction:
186677/7 / 1