Step 1:
The first step to converting 104857.50304686 to a fraction is to re-write 104857.50304686 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 104857.50304686 can be written as simply 104857.50304686/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 104857.50304686, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 104857.50304686/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 104857.50304686/1 each by 100000000:
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 104857.50304686 as a fraction:
209715/2 / 1