Step 1:
The first step to converting 598968.2837261 to a fraction is to re-write 598968.2837261 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 598968.2837261 can be written as simply 598968.2837261/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 598968.2837261, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 598968.2837261/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 598968.2837261/1 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 598968.2837261 as a fraction:
598968/1 / 1