Step 1:
The first step to converting 262286.45740038 to a fraction is to re-write 262286.45740038 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262286.45740038 can be written as simply 262286.45740038/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262286.45740038, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262286.45740038/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262286.45740038/1 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 262286.45740038 as a fraction:
524573/2 / 1