Step 1:
The first step to converting 578693.68228563 to a fraction is to re-write 578693.68228563 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 578693.68228563 can be written as simply 578693.68228563/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 578693.68228563, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 578693.68228563/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 578693.68228563/1 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 578693.68228563 as a fraction:
578694/1 / 1