Step 1:
The first step to converting 258251.0569438 to a fraction is to re-write 258251.0569438 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258251.0569438 can be written as simply 258251.0569438/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258251.0569438, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258251.0569438/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258251.0569438/1 each by 10000000:
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 258251.0569438 as a fraction:
258251/1 / 1