Step 1:
The first step to converting 5938442.8700996 to a fraction is to re-write 5938442.8700996 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5938442.8700996 can be written as simply 5938442.8700996/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5938442.8700996, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5938442.8700996/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5938442.8700996/1 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 5938442.8700996 as a fraction:
5938442/1 / 1