Step 1:
The first step to converting 16258.280992441 to a fraction is to re-write 16258.280992441 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16258.280992441 can be written as simply 16258.280992441/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16258.280992441, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16258.280992441/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16258.280992441/1 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 16258.280992441 as a fraction:
113808/7 / 1