Step 1:
The first step to converting 508356.2870999 to a fraction is to re-write 508356.2870999 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 508356.2870999 can be written as simply 508356.2870999/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 508356.2870999, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 508356.2870999/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 508356.2870999/1 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 508356.2870999 as a fraction:
508356/1 / 1