Step 1:
The first step to converting 10857.9597475 to a fraction is to re-write 10857.9597475 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 10857.9597475 can be written as simply 10857.9597475/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 10857.9597475, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10857.9597475/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10857.9597475/1 each by 10000000:
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 10857.9597475 as a fraction:
260591/24 / 1