Step 1:
The first step to converting 313.52438859429 to a fraction is to re-write 313.52438859429 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 313.52438859429 can be written as simply 313.52438859429/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 313.52438859429, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 313.52438859429/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 313.52438859429/1 each by 100000000000:
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 313.52438859429 as a fraction:
25709/82 / 1