Step 1:
The first step to converting 604309458.59788 to a fraction is to re-write 604309458.59788 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 604309458.59788 can be written as simply 604309458.59788/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 604309458.59788, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 604309458.59788/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 604309458.59788/1 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 604309458.59788 as a fraction:
604309458/1 / 1