Step 1:
The first step to converting 572871.78568301 to a fraction is to re-write 572871.78568301 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 572871.78568301 can be written as simply 572871.78568301/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 572871.78568301, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 572871.78568301/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 572871.78568301/1 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 572871.78568301 as a fraction:
572872/1 / 1