Step 1:
The first step to converting 581229.1697987 to a fraction is to re-write 581229.1697987 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 581229.1697987 can be written as simply 581229.1697987/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 581229.1697987, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 581229.1697987/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 581229.1697987/1 each by 10000000:
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 581229.1697987 as a fraction:
581229/1 / 1