Step 1:
The first step to converting 540588.50676145 to a fraction is to re-write 540588.50676145 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 540588.50676145 can be written as simply 540588.50676145/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 540588.50676145, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 540588.50676145/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 540588.50676145/1 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 540588.50676145 as a fraction:
540588/1 / 1