Step 1:
The first step to converting 538683.74243595 to a fraction is to re-write 538683.74243595 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 538683.74243595 can be written as simply 538683.74243595/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 538683.74243595, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 538683.74243595/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 538683.74243595/1 each by 100000000:
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 538683.74243595 as a fraction:
538684/1 / 1