Step 1:
The first step to converting 3438659495.2851 to a fraction is to re-write 3438659495.2851 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3438659495.2851 can be written as simply 3438659495.2851/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3438659495.2851, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3438659495.2851/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3438659495.2851/1 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 3438659495.2851 as a fraction:
3438659495/1 / 1