Step 1:
The first step to converting 578158771.3461 to a fraction is to re-write 578158771.3461 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 578158771.3461 can be written as simply 578158771.3461/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 578158771.3461, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 578158771.3461/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 578158771.3461/1 each by 10000:
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 578158771.3461 as a fraction:
578158771/1 / 1