Step 1:
The first step to converting 12559.478440643 to a fraction is to re-write 12559.478440643 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12559.478440643 can be written as simply 12559.478440643/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12559.478440643, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12559.478440643/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12559.478440643/1 each by 1000000000:
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 12559.478440643 as a fraction:
288868/23 / 1