Step 1:
The first step to converting 262867532.43124 to a fraction is to re-write 262867532.43124 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262867532.43124 can be written as simply 262867532.43124/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262867532.43124, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262867532.43124/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262867532.43124/1 each by 100000:
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 262867532.43124 as a fraction:
262867532/1 / 1