Step 1:
The first step to converting 180471800.2584 to a fraction is to re-write 180471800.2584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 180471800.2584 can be written as simply 180471800.2584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 180471800.2584, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 180471800.2584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 180471800.2584/1 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 180471800.2584 as a fraction:
180471800/1 / 1