Step 1:
The first step to converting 259266 to a fraction is to re-write 259266 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 259266 can be written as simply 259266/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 259266, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 259266/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 259266/1 each by 1:
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 259266 as a fraction:
259266/1 / 1