Step 1:
The first step to converting 206446459.24142 to a fraction is to re-write 206446459.24142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 206446459.24142 can be written as simply 206446459.24142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 206446459.24142, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 206446459.24142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 206446459.24142/1 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 206446459.24142 as a fraction:
206446459/1 / 1