Step 1:
The first step to converting 19659040.578962 to a fraction is to re-write 19659040.578962 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 19659040.578962 can be written as simply 19659040.578962/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 19659040.578962, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 19659040.578962/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 19659040.578962/1 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 19659040.578962 as a fraction:
19659040/1 / 1