Step 1:
The first step to converting 10586.61366478 to a fraction is to re-write 10586.61366478 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 10586.61366478 can be written as simply 10586.61366478/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 10586.61366478, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10586.61366478/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10586.61366478/1 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 10586.61366478 as a fraction:
137626/13 / 1