Step 1:
The first step to converting 25501256.159486 to a fraction is to re-write 25501256.159486 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 25501256.159486 can be written as simply 25501256.159486/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 25501256.159486, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 25501256.159486/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 25501256.159486/1 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 25501256.159486 as a fraction:
25501256/1 / 1