Step 1:
The first step to converting 1588697.4214231 to a fraction is to re-write 1588697.4214231 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1588697.4214231 can be written as simply 1588697.4214231/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1588697.4214231, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1588697.4214231/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1588697.4214231/1 each by 10000000:
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 1588697.4214231 as a fraction:
1588697/1 / 1