Step 1:
The first step to converting 8593.9425 to a fraction is to re-write 8593.9425 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8593.9425 can be written as simply 8593.9425/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8593.9425, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8593.9425/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8593.9425/1 each by 10000:
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 8593.9425 as a fraction:
146097/17 / 1