Step 1:
The first step to converting 588407956.53973 to a fraction is to re-write 588407956.53973 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 588407956.53973 can be written as simply 588407956.53973/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 588407956.53973, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 588407956.53973/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 588407956.53973/1 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 588407956.53973 as a fraction:
588407956/1 / 1