Step 1:
The first step to converting 572791.672842 to a fraction is to re-write 572791.672842 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 572791.672842 can be written as simply 572791.672842/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 572791.672842, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 572791.672842/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 572791.672842/1 each by 1000000:
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 572791.672842 as a fraction:
572792/1 / 1