Step 1:
The first step to converting 245986.3180551 to a fraction is to re-write 245986.3180551 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 245986.3180551 can be written as simply 245986.3180551/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 245986.3180551, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 245986.3180551/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 245986.3180551/1 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 245986.3180551 as a fraction:
737959/3 / 1