Step 1:
The first step to converting 655740.5382223 to a fraction is to re-write 655740.5382223 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 655740.5382223 can be written as simply 655740.5382223/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 655740.5382223, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 655740.5382223/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 655740.5382223/1 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 655740.5382223 as a fraction:
655740/1 / 1