Step 1:
The first step to converting 221583.8687501 to a fraction is to re-write 221583.8687501 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 221583.8687501 can be written as simply 221583.8687501/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 221583.8687501, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 221583.8687501/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 221583.8687501/1 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 221583.8687501 as a fraction:
221584/1 / 1