Step 1:
The first step to converting 423494.54693778 to a fraction is to re-write 423494.54693778 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 423494.54693778 can be written as simply 423494.54693778/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 423494.54693778, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 423494.54693778/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 423494.54693778/1 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 423494.54693778 as a fraction:
846989/2 / 1