Step 1:
The first step to converting 523604.8771278 to a fraction is to re-write 523604.8771278 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 523604.8771278 can be written as simply 523604.8771278/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 523604.8771278, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 523604.8771278/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 523604.8771278/1 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 523604.8771278 as a fraction:
523605/1 / 1