Step 1:
The first step to converting 5538586.2443709 to a fraction is to re-write 5538586.2443709 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5538586.2443709 can be written as simply 5538586.2443709/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5538586.2443709, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5538586.2443709/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5538586.2443709/1 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 5538586.2443709 as a fraction:
5538586/1 / 1