Step 1:
The first step to converting 598945.87864 to a fraction is to re-write 598945.87864 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 598945.87864 can be written as simply 598945.87864/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 598945.87864, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 598945.87864/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 598945.87864/1 each by 100000:
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 598945.87864 as a fraction:
598946/1 / 1