Step 1:
The first step to converting 580477178.8828 to a fraction is to re-write 580477178.8828 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 580477178.8828 can be written as simply 580477178.8828/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 580477178.8828, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 580477178.8828/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 580477178.8828/1 each by 10000:
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 580477178.8828 as a fraction:
580477178/1 / 1