Step 1:
The first step to converting 153658.78787417 to a fraction is to re-write 153658.78787417 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 153658.78787417 can be written as simply 153658.78787417/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 153658.78787417, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153658.78787417/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153658.78787417/1 each by 100000000:
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 153658.78787417 as a fraction:
614635/4 / 1