Step 1:
The first step to converting 658231.71578816 to a fraction is to re-write 658231.71578816 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 658231.71578816 can be written as simply 658231.71578816/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 658231.71578816, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 658231.71578816/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 658231.71578816/1 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 658231.71578816 as a fraction:
658232/1 / 1