Step 1:
The first step to converting 586807.171939 to a fraction is to re-write 586807.171939 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 586807.171939 can be written as simply 586807.171939/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 586807.171939, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 586807.171939/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 586807.171939/1 each by 1000000:
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 586807.171939 as a fraction:
586807/1 / 1