Step 1:
The first step to converting 259557.8966052 to a fraction is to re-write 259557.8966052 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 259557.8966052 can be written as simply 259557.8966052/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 259557.8966052, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 259557.8966052/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 259557.8966052/1 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 259557.8966052 as a fraction:
259558/1 / 1