Step 1:
The first step to converting 258280609.71986 to a fraction is to re-write 258280609.71986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258280609.71986 can be written as simply 258280609.71986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258280609.71986, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258280609.71986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258280609.71986/1 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 258280609.71986 as a fraction:
258280609/1 / 1