Step 1:
The first step to converting 515831.81508708 to a fraction is to re-write 515831.81508708 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 515831.81508708 can be written as simply 515831.81508708/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 515831.81508708, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 515831.81508708/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 515831.81508708/1 each by 100000000:
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 515831.81508708 as a fraction:
515832/1 / 1