Step 1:
The first step to converting 262455.5196155 to a fraction is to re-write 262455.5196155 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262455.5196155 can be written as simply 262455.5196155/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262455.5196155, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262455.5196155/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262455.5196155/1 each by 10000000:
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 262455.5196155 as a fraction:
524911/2 / 1