Step 1:
The first step to converting 81458.243600552 to a fraction is to re-write 81458.243600552 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 81458.243600552 can be written as simply 81458.243600552/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 81458.243600552, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 81458.243600552/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 81458.243600552/1 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 81458.243600552 as a fraction:
325833/4 / 1