Step 1:
The first step to converting 218580.4223241 to a fraction is to re-write 218580.4223241 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 218580.4223241 can be written as simply 218580.4223241/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 218580.4223241, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218580.4223241/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218580.4223241/1 each by 10000000:
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 218580.4223241 as a fraction:
437161/2 / 1