Step 1:
The first step to converting 517644.688522 to a fraction is to re-write 517644.688522 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 517644.688522 can be written as simply 517644.688522/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 517644.688522, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 517644.688522/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 517644.688522/1 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 517644.688522 as a fraction:
517645/1 / 1