Step 1:
The first step to converting 180585.42564 to a fraction is to re-write 180585.42564 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 180585.42564 can be written as simply 180585.42564/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 180585.42564, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 180585.42564/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 180585.42564/1 each by 100000:
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 180585.42564 as a fraction:
361171/2 / 1