Step 1:
The first step to converting 576478.42657737 to a fraction is to re-write 576478.42657737 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 576478.42657737 can be written as simply 576478.42657737/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 576478.42657737, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 576478.42657737/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 576478.42657737/1 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 576478.42657737 as a fraction:
576478/1 / 1