Step 1:
The first step to converting 2356235239.5042 to a fraction is to re-write 2356235239.5042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2356235239.5042 can be written as simply 2356235239.5042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2356235239.5042, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2356235239.5042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2356235239.5042/1 each by 10000:
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 2356235239.5042 as a fraction:
2356235239/1 / 1