Step 1:
The first step to converting 262218 to a fraction is to re-write 262218 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262218 can be written as simply 262218/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262218, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262218/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262218/1 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 262218 as a fraction:
262218/1 / 1