Step 1:
The first step to converting 245897.44650198 to a fraction is to re-write 245897.44650198 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 245897.44650198 can be written as simply 245897.44650198/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 245897.44650198, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 245897.44650198/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 245897.44650198/1 each by 100000000:
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 245897.44650198 as a fraction:
491795/2 / 1