Step 1:
The first step to converting 12858.989986473 to a fraction is to re-write 12858.989986473 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12858.989986473 can be written as simply 12858.989986473/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12858.989986473, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12858.989986473/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12858.989986473/1 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 12858.989986473 as a fraction:
12859/1 / 1