Step 1:
The first step to converting 662.579 to a fraction is to re-write 662.579 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 662.579 can be written as simply 662.579/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 662.579, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 662.579/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 662.579/1 each by 1000:
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 662.579 as a fraction:
12589/19 / 1