Step 1:
The first step to converting 575966.42097872 to a fraction is to re-write 575966.42097872 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 575966.42097872 can be written as simply 575966.42097872/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 575966.42097872, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 575966.42097872/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 575966.42097872/1 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 575966.42097872 as a fraction:
575966/1 / 1