Step 1:
The first step to converting 589619.421338 to a fraction is to re-write 589619.421338 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 589619.421338 can be written as simply 589619.421338/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 589619.421338, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 589619.421338/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 589619.421338/1 each by 1000000:
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 589619.421338 as a fraction:
589619/1 / 1