Step 1:
The first step to converting 1597458.172404 to a fraction is to re-write 1597458.172404 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1597458.172404 can be written as simply 1597458.172404/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1597458.172404, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1597458.172404/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1597458.172404/1 each by 1000000:
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 1597458.172404 as a fraction:
1597458/1 / 1