Step 1:
The first step to converting 588499.22163477 to a fraction is to re-write 588499.22163477 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 588499.22163477 can be written as simply 588499.22163477/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 588499.22163477, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 588499.22163477/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 588499.22163477/1 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 588499.22163477 as a fraction:
588499/1 / 1