Step 1:
The first step to converting 59172967.589964 to a fraction is to re-write 59172967.589964 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59172967.589964 can be written as simply 59172967.589964/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59172967.589964, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59172967.589964/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59172967.589964/1 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 59172967.589964 as a fraction:
59172967/1 / 1