Step 1:
The first step to converting 591.96498444136 to a fraction is to re-write 591.96498444136 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 591.96498444136 can be written as simply 591.96498444136/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 591.96498444136, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 591.96498444136/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 591.96498444136/1 each by 100000000000:
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 591.96498444136 as a fraction:
17167/29 / 1