Step 1:
The first step to converting 324501.431797 to a fraction is to re-write 324501.431797 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 324501.431797 can be written as simply 324501.431797/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 324501.431797, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 324501.431797/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 324501.431797/1 each by 1000000:
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 324501.431797 as a fraction:
649003/2 / 1