Step 1:
The first step to converting 253116.561875 to a fraction is to re-write 253116.561875 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 253116.561875 can be written as simply 253116.561875/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 253116.561875, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253116.561875/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253116.561875/1 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 253116.561875 as a fraction:
506233/2 / 1