Step 1:
The first step to converting 26731.562345142 to a fraction is to re-write 26731.562345142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26731.562345142 can be written as simply 26731.562345142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26731.562345142, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26731.562345142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26731.562345142/1 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 26731.562345142 as a fraction:
187121/7 / 1