Step 1:
The first step to converting 520973.073721 to a fraction is to re-write 520973.073721 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 520973.073721 can be written as simply 520973.073721/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 520973.073721, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 520973.073721/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 520973.073721/1 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 520973.073721 as a fraction:
520973/1 / 1