Step 1:
The first step to converting 550999833.2718 to a fraction is to re-write 550999833.2718 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 550999833.2718 can be written as simply 550999833.2718/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 550999833.2718, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 550999833.2718/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 550999833.2718/1 each by 10000:
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 550999833.2718 as a fraction:
550999833/1 / 1