Step 1:
The first step to converting 419548.51864584 to a fraction is to re-write 419548.51864584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 419548.51864584 can be written as simply 419548.51864584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 419548.51864584, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 419548.51864584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 419548.51864584/1 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 419548.51864584 as a fraction:
839097/2 / 1