Step 1:
The first step to converting 551865.42941109 to a fraction is to re-write 551865.42941109 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 551865.42941109 can be written as simply 551865.42941109/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 551865.42941109, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 551865.42941109/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 551865.42941109/1 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 551865.42941109 as a fraction:
551865/1 / 1