Step 1:
The first step to converting 246580.494445 to a fraction is to re-write 246580.494445 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 246580.494445 can be written as simply 246580.494445/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 246580.494445, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 246580.494445/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 246580.494445/1 each by 1000000:
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 246580.494445 as a fraction:
493161/2 / 1