Step 1:
The first step to converting 342209853.6312 to a fraction is to re-write 342209853.6312 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 342209853.6312 can be written as simply 342209853.6312/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 342209853.6312, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 342209853.6312/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 342209853.6312/1 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 342209853.6312 as a fraction:
342209853/1 / 1