Step 1:
The first step to converting 3457.6582378426 to a fraction is to re-write 3457.6582378426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3457.6582378426 can be written as simply 3457.6582378426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3457.6582378426, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3457.6582378426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3457.6582378426/1 each by 10000000000:
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 3457.6582378426 as a fraction:
131391/38 / 1