Step 1:
The first step to converting 14058.1587 to a fraction is to re-write 14058.1587 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14058.1587 can be written as simply 14058.1587/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14058.1587, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14058.1587/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14058.1587/1 each by 10000:
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 14058.1587 as a fraction:
84349/6 / 1