Step 1:
The first step to converting 52598580.309784 to a fraction is to re-write 52598580.309784 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 52598580.309784 can be written as simply 52598580.309784/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 52598580.309784, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52598580.309784/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 52598580.309784/1 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 52598580.309784 as a fraction:
52598580/1 / 1