Step 1:
The first step to converting 589978.3917584 to a fraction is to re-write 589978.3917584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 589978.3917584 can be written as simply 589978.3917584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 589978.3917584, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 589978.3917584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 589978.3917584/1 each by 10000000:
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 589978.3917584 as a fraction:
589978/1 / 1