Step 1:
The first step to converting 530842.3171639 to a fraction is to re-write 530842.3171639 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 530842.3171639 can be written as simply 530842.3171639/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 530842.3171639, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 530842.3171639/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 530842.3171639/1 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 530842.3171639 as a fraction:
530842/1 / 1