Step 1:
The first step to converting 587145.45978446 to a fraction is to re-write 587145.45978446 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 587145.45978446 can be written as simply 587145.45978446/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 587145.45978446, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 587145.45978446/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 587145.45978446/1 each by 100000000:
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 587145.45978446 as a fraction:
587145/1 / 1