Step 1:
The first step to converting 558695.26444072 to a fraction is to re-write 558695.26444072 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 558695.26444072 can be written as simply 558695.26444072/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 558695.26444072, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 558695.26444072/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 558695.26444072/1 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 558695.26444072 as a fraction:
558695/1 / 1