Step 1:
The first step to converting 218456.4351725 to a fraction is to re-write 218456.4351725 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 218456.4351725 can be written as simply 218456.4351725/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 218456.4351725, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218456.4351725/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218456.4351725/1 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 218456.4351725 as a fraction:
436913/2 / 1