Step 1:
The first step to converting 597298.8549456 to a fraction is to re-write 597298.8549456 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 597298.8549456 can be written as simply 597298.8549456/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 597298.8549456, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 597298.8549456/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 597298.8549456/1 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 597298.8549456 as a fraction:
597299/1 / 1