Step 1:
The first step to converting 251888.258644 to a fraction is to re-write 251888.258644 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 251888.258644 can be written as simply 251888.258644/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 251888.258644, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 251888.258644/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 251888.258644/1 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 251888.258644 as a fraction:
755665/3 / 1