Step 1:
The first step to converting 262992 to a fraction is to re-write 262992 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 262992 can be written as simply 262992/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 262992, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262992/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 262992/1 each by 1:
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 262992 as a fraction:
262992/1 / 1