Step 1:
The first step to converting 124580.78290586 to a fraction is to re-write 124580.78290586 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 124580.78290586 can be written as simply 124580.78290586/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 124580.78290586, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 124580.78290586/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 124580.78290586/1 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 124580.78290586 as a fraction:
498323/4 / 1