Step 1:
The first step to converting 517954.9717139 to a fraction is to re-write 517954.9717139 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 517954.9717139 can be written as simply 517954.9717139/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 517954.9717139, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 517954.9717139/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 517954.9717139/1 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 517954.9717139 as a fraction:
517955/1 / 1