Step 1:
The first step to converting 252.78612536421 to a fraction is to re-write 252.78612536421 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 252.78612536421 can be written as simply 252.78612536421/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 252.78612536421, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252.78612536421/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252.78612536421/1 each by 100000000000:
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 252.78612536421 as a fraction:
43732/173 / 1