Step 1:
The first step to converting 2594.048302171 to a fraction is to re-write 2594.048302171 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2594.048302171 can be written as simply 2594.048302171/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2594.048302171, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2594.048302171/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2594.048302171/1 each by 1000000000:
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 2594.048302171 as a fraction:
51881/20 / 1