Step 1:
The first step to converting 527858.4240873 to a fraction is to re-write 527858.4240873 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 527858.4240873 can be written as simply 527858.4240873/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 527858.4240873, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 527858.4240873/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 527858.4240873/1 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 527858.4240873 as a fraction:
527858/1 / 1