Step 1:
The first step to converting 587795.12491879 to a fraction is to re-write 587795.12491879 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 587795.12491879 can be written as simply 587795.12491879/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 587795.12491879, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 587795.12491879/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 587795.12491879/1 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 587795.12491879 as a fraction:
587795/1 / 1