Step 1:
The first step to converting 597469.645501 to a fraction is to re-write 597469.645501 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 597469.645501 can be written as simply 597469.645501/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 597469.645501, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 597469.645501/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 597469.645501/1 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 597469.645501 as a fraction:
597470/1 / 1