Step 1:
The first step to converting 259464.0319349 to a fraction is to re-write 259464.0319349 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 259464.0319349 can be written as simply 259464.0319349/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 259464.0319349, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 259464.0319349/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 259464.0319349/1 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 259464.0319349 as a fraction:
259464/1 / 1