Step 1:
The first step to converting 252226.58643172 to a fraction is to re-write 252226.58643172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 252226.58643172 can be written as simply 252226.58643172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 252226.58643172, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252226.58643172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252226.58643172/1 each by 100000000:
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 252226.58643172 as a fraction:
504453/2 / 1