Step 1:
The first step to converting 862482648.2623 to a fraction is to re-write 862482648.2623 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 862482648.2623 can be written as simply 862482648.2623/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 862482648.2623, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 862482648.2623/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 862482648.2623/1 each by 10000:
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 862482648.2623 as a fraction:
862482648/1 / 1