Step 1:
The first step to converting 1516.8589285725 to a fraction is to re-write 1516.8589285725 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1516.8589285725 can be written as simply 1516.8589285725/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1516.8589285725, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1516.8589285725/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1516.8589285725/1 each by 10000000000:
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 1516.8589285725 as a fraction:
118315/78 / 1