Step 1:
The first step to converting 351642.01980462 to a fraction is to re-write 351642.01980462 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 351642.01980462 can be written as simply 351642.01980462/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 351642.01980462, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 351642.01980462/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 351642.01980462/1 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 351642.01980462 as a fraction:
351642/1 / 1