Step 1:
The first step to converting 212581661.54279 to a fraction is to re-write 212581661.54279 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 212581661.54279 can be written as simply 212581661.54279/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 212581661.54279, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 212581661.54279/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 212581661.54279/1 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 212581661.54279 as a fraction:
212581661/1 / 1