Step 1:
The first step to converting 601040.579944 to a fraction is to re-write 601040.579944 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 601040.579944 can be written as simply 601040.579944/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 601040.579944, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 601040.579944/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 601040.579944/1 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 601040.579944 as a fraction:
601040/1 / 1