Step 1:
The first step to converting 262218503.57548 to a fraction is to re-write 262218503.57548 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262218503.57548 can be written as simply 262218503.57548/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262218503.57548, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262218503.57548/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262218503.57548/1 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 262218503.57548 as a fraction:
262218503/1 / 1