Step 1:
The first step to converting 250171.4542828 to a fraction is to re-write 250171.4542828 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 250171.4542828 can be written as simply 250171.4542828/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 250171.4542828, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 250171.4542828/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 250171.4542828/1 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 250171.4542828 as a fraction:
500343/2 / 1