Step 1:
The first step to converting 232445.3685435 to a fraction is to re-write 232445.3685435 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 232445.3685435 can be written as simply 232445.3685435/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 232445.3685435, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232445.3685435/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232445.3685435/1 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 232445.3685435 as a fraction:
464891/2 / 1