Step 1:
The first step to converting 604402.424173 to a fraction is to re-write 604402.424173 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 604402.424173 can be written as simply 604402.424173/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 604402.424173, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 604402.424173/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 604402.424173/1 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 604402.424173 as a fraction:
604402/1 / 1