Step 1:
The first step to converting 12589.6094399 to a fraction is to re-write 12589.6094399 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12589.6094399 can be written as simply 12589.6094399/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12589.6094399, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12589.6094399/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12589.6094399/1 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 12589.6094399 as a fraction:
62948/5 / 1