Step 1:
The first step to converting 58298596.96508 to a fraction is to re-write 58298596.96508 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 58298596.96508 can be written as simply 58298596.96508/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 58298596.96508, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 58298596.96508/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 58298596.96508/1 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 58298596.96508 as a fraction:
58298596/1 / 1