Step 1:
The first step to converting 258060287.1772 to a fraction is to re-write 258060287.1772 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258060287.1772 can be written as simply 258060287.1772/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258060287.1772, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258060287.1772/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258060287.1772/1 each by 10000:
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 258060287.1772 as a fraction:
258060287/1 / 1