Step 1:
The first step to converting 597196.2370784 to a fraction is to re-write 597196.2370784 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 597196.2370784 can be written as simply 597196.2370784/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 597196.2370784, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 597196.2370784/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 597196.2370784/1 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 597196.2370784 as a fraction:
597196/1 / 1