Step 1:
The first step to converting 2576.9642987972 to a fraction is to re-write 2576.9642987972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2576.9642987972 can be written as simply 2576.9642987972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2576.9642987972, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2576.9642987972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2576.9642987972/1 each by 10000000000:
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 2576.9642987972 as a fraction:
72155/28 / 1