Step 1:
The first step to converting 4246178.2130452 to a fraction is to re-write 4246178.2130452 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4246178.2130452 can be written as simply 4246178.2130452/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4246178.2130452, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4246178.2130452/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4246178.2130452/1 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 4246178.2130452 as a fraction:
4246178/1 / 1