Step 1:
The first step to converting 5597.7386842004 to a fraction is to re-write 5597.7386842004 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5597.7386842004 can be written as simply 5597.7386842004/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5597.7386842004, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5597.7386842004/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5597.7386842004/1 each by 10000000000:
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 5597.7386842004 as a fraction:
106357/19 / 1