Step 1:
The first step to converting 374452.2421602 to a fraction is to re-write 374452.2421602 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 374452.2421602 can be written as simply 374452.2421602/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 374452.2421602, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 374452.2421602/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 374452.2421602/1 each by 10000000:
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 374452.2421602 as a fraction:
374452/1 / 1