Step 1:
The first step to converting 25438.503923401 to a fraction is to re-write 25438.503923401 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 25438.503923401 can be written as simply 25438.503923401/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 25438.503923401, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 25438.503923401/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 25438.503923401/1 each by 1000000000:
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 25438.503923401 as a fraction:
50877/2 / 1