Step 1:
The first step to converting 122581.53999973 to a fraction is to re-write 122581.53999973 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 122581.53999973 can be written as simply 122581.53999973/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 122581.53999973, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 122581.53999973/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 122581.53999973/1 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 122581.53999973 as a fraction:
245163/2 / 1