Step 1:
The first step to converting 582197173.60678 to a fraction is to re-write 582197173.60678 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 582197173.60678 can be written as simply 582197173.60678/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 582197173.60678, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 582197173.60678/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 582197173.60678/1 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 582197173.60678 as a fraction:
582197173/1 / 1