Step 1:
The first step to converting 4259.8422115171 to a fraction is to re-write 4259.8422115171 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4259.8422115171 can be written as simply 4259.8422115171/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4259.8422115171, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4259.8422115171/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4259.8422115171/1 each by 10000000000:
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 4259.8422115171 as a fraction:
55378/13 / 1