Step 1:
The first step to converting 253701.8385506 to a fraction is to re-write 253701.8385506 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 253701.8385506 can be written as simply 253701.8385506/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 253701.8385506, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253701.8385506/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253701.8385506/1 each by 10000000:
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 253701.8385506 as a fraction:
253702/1 / 1