Step 1:
The first step to converting 83644.24680258 to a fraction is to re-write 83644.24680258 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 83644.24680258 can be written as simply 83644.24680258/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 83644.24680258, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83644.24680258/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83644.24680258/1 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 83644.24680258 as a fraction:
334577/4 / 1