Step 1:
The first step to converting 556837.87434308 to a fraction is to re-write 556837.87434308 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 556837.87434308 can be written as simply 556837.87434308/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 556837.87434308, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 556837.87434308/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 556837.87434308/1 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 556837.87434308 as a fraction:
556838/1 / 1