Step 1:
The first step to converting 262869.02539776 to a fraction is to re-write 262869.02539776 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262869.02539776 can be written as simply 262869.02539776/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262869.02539776, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262869.02539776/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262869.02539776/1 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 262869.02539776 as a fraction:
262869/1 / 1