Step 1:
The first step to converting 514558.2236874 to a fraction is to re-write 514558.2236874 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 514558.2236874 can be written as simply 514558.2236874/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 514558.2236874, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 514558.2236874/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 514558.2236874/1 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 514558.2236874 as a fraction:
514558/1 / 1