Step 1:
The first step to converting 588565289.6718 to a fraction is to re-write 588565289.6718 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 588565289.6718 can be written as simply 588565289.6718/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 588565289.6718, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 588565289.6718/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 588565289.6718/1 each by 10000:
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 588565289.6718 as a fraction:
588565289/1 / 1