Step 1:
The first step to converting 28578.814472518 to a fraction is to re-write 28578.814472518 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 28578.814472518 can be written as simply 28578.814472518/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 28578.814472518, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28578.814472518/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28578.814472518/1 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 28578.814472518 as a fraction:
142894/5 / 1