Step 1:
The first step to converting 26455265503.262 to a fraction is to re-write 26455265503.262 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26455265503.262 can be written as simply 26455265503.262/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26455265503.262, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26455265503.262/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26455265503.262/1 each by 1000:
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 26455265503.262 as a fraction:
26455265503/1 / 1