Step 1:
The first step to converting 202586.97502 to a fraction is to re-write 202586.97502 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 202586.97502 can be written as simply 202586.97502/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 202586.97502, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 202586.97502/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 202586.97502/1 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 202586.97502 as a fraction:
202587/1 / 1