Step 1:
The first step to converting 590209173.8746 to a fraction is to re-write 590209173.8746 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 590209173.8746 can be written as simply 590209173.8746/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 590209173.8746, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 590209173.8746/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 590209173.8746/1 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 590209173.8746 as a fraction:
590209173/1 / 1