Step 1:
The first step to converting 344447.43891042 to a fraction is to re-write 344447.43891042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 344447.43891042 can be written as simply 344447.43891042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 344447.43891042, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 344447.43891042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 344447.43891042/1 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 344447.43891042 as a fraction:
688895/2 / 1