Step 1:
The first step to converting 596971.1045915 to a fraction is to re-write 596971.1045915 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 596971.1045915 can be written as simply 596971.1045915/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 596971.1045915, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 596971.1045915/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 596971.1045915/1 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 596971.1045915 as a fraction:
596971/1 / 1