Step 1:
The first step to converting 262257.32078152 to a fraction is to re-write 262257.32078152 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262257.32078152 can be written as simply 262257.32078152/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262257.32078152, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262257.32078152/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262257.32078152/1 each by 100000000:
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 262257.32078152 as a fraction:
786772/3 / 1