Step 1:
The first step to converting 36579.857707062 to a fraction is to re-write 36579.857707062 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 36579.857707062 can be written as simply 36579.857707062/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 36579.857707062, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36579.857707062/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36579.857707062/1 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 36579.857707062 as a fraction:
256059/7 / 1