Step 1:
The first step to converting 258584 to a fraction is to re-write 258584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258584 can be written as simply 258584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258584, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258584/1 each by 1:
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 258584 as a fraction:
258584/1 / 1