Step 1:
The first step to converting 262638.42713346 to a fraction is to re-write 262638.42713346 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262638.42713346 can be written as simply 262638.42713346/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262638.42713346, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262638.42713346/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262638.42713346/1 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 262638.42713346 as a fraction:
525277/2 / 1