Step 1:
The first step to converting 263259 to a fraction is to re-write 263259 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 263259 can be written as simply 263259/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 263259, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 263259/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 263259/1 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 263259 as a fraction:
263259/1 / 1