Step 1:
The first step to converting 257861.13462986 to a fraction is to re-write 257861.13462986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 257861.13462986 can be written as simply 257861.13462986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 257861.13462986, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 257861.13462986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 257861.13462986/1 each by 100000000:
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 257861.13462986 as a fraction:
257861/1 / 1