Step 1:
The first step to converting 4290985.8597888 to a fraction is to re-write 4290985.8597888 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4290985.8597888 can be written as simply 4290985.8597888/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4290985.8597888, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4290985.8597888/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4290985.8597888/1 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 4290985.8597888 as a fraction:
4290985/1 / 1