Step 1:
The first step to converting 23058.978857435 to a fraction is to re-write 23058.978857435 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 23058.978857435 can be written as simply 23058.978857435/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 23058.978857435, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23058.978857435/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23058.978857435/1 each by 1000000000:
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 23058.978857435 as a fraction:
23059/1 / 1