Step 1:
The first step to converting 59280227.966438 to a fraction is to re-write 59280227.966438 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59280227.966438 can be written as simply 59280227.966438/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59280227.966438, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59280227.966438/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59280227.966438/1 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 59280227.966438 as a fraction:
59280227/1 / 1