Step 1:
The first step to converting 4262509.426973 to a fraction is to re-write 4262509.426973 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4262509.426973 can be written as simply 4262509.426973/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4262509.426973, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4262509.426973/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4262509.426973/1 each by 1000000:
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 4262509.426973 as a fraction:
4262509/1 / 1