Step 1:
The first step to converting 258109651.40846 to a fraction is to re-write 258109651.40846 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258109651.40846 can be written as simply 258109651.40846/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258109651.40846, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258109651.40846/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258109651.40846/1 each by 100000:
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 258109651.40846 as a fraction:
258109651/1 / 1