Step 1:
The first step to converting 505836.89846236 to a fraction is to re-write 505836.89846236 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 505836.89846236 can be written as simply 505836.89846236/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 505836.89846236, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 505836.89846236/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 505836.89846236/1 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 505836.89846236 as a fraction:
505837/1 / 1