Step 1:
The first step to converting 556742.5489405 to a fraction is to re-write 556742.5489405 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 556742.5489405 can be written as simply 556742.5489405/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 556742.5489405, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 556742.5489405/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 556742.5489405/1 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 556742.5489405 as a fraction:
556742/1 / 1