Step 1:
The first step to converting 258740393.78132 to a fraction is to re-write 258740393.78132 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258740393.78132 can be written as simply 258740393.78132/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258740393.78132, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258740393.78132/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258740393.78132/1 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 258740393.78132 as a fraction:
258740393/1 / 1