Step 1:
The first step to converting 252604.85135692 to a fraction is to re-write 252604.85135692 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 252604.85135692 can be written as simply 252604.85135692/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 252604.85135692, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252604.85135692/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252604.85135692/1 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 252604.85135692 as a fraction:
252605/1 / 1