Step 1:
The first step to converting 230558.8354316 to a fraction is to re-write 230558.8354316 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 230558.8354316 can be written as simply 230558.8354316/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 230558.8354316, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230558.8354316/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230558.8354316/1 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 230558.8354316 as a fraction:
230559/1 / 1