Step 1:
The first step to converting 6540.899574474 to a fraction is to re-write 6540.899574474 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 6540.899574474 can be written as simply 6540.899574474/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 6540.899574474, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6540.899574474/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6540.899574474/1 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 6540.899574474 as a fraction:
65409/10 / 1