Step 1:
The first step to converting 958531.26457568 to a fraction is to re-write 958531.26457568 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 958531.26457568 can be written as simply 958531.26457568/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 958531.26457568, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 958531.26457568/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 958531.26457568/1 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 958531.26457568 as a fraction:
958531/1 / 1