Step 1:
The first step to converting 579587862.17601 to a fraction is to re-write 579587862.17601 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 579587862.17601 can be written as simply 579587862.17601/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 579587862.17601, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 579587862.17601/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 579587862.17601/1 each by 100000:
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 579587862.17601 as a fraction:
579587862/1 / 1