Step 1:
The first step to converting 262347.99656282 to a fraction is to re-write 262347.99656282 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262347.99656282 can be written as simply 262347.99656282/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262347.99656282, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262347.99656282/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262347.99656282/1 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 262347.99656282 as a fraction:
262348/1 / 1