Step 1:
The first step to converting 3458857.642589 to a fraction is to re-write 3458857.642589 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3458857.642589 can be written as simply 3458857.642589/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3458857.642589, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3458857.642589/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3458857.642589/1 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 3458857.642589 as a fraction:
3458857/1 / 1