Step 1:
The first step to converting 678258.78277715 to a fraction is to re-write 678258.78277715 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 678258.78277715 can be written as simply 678258.78277715/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 678258.78277715, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 678258.78277715/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 678258.78277715/1 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 678258.78277715 as a fraction:
678259/1 / 1