Step 1:
The first step to converting 258783.6538646 to a fraction is to re-write 258783.6538646 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258783.6538646 can be written as simply 258783.6538646/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258783.6538646, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258783.6538646/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258783.6538646/1 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 258783.6538646 as a fraction:
517567/2 / 1