Step 1:
The first step to converting 438958.67163439 to a fraction is to re-write 438958.67163439 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 438958.67163439 can be written as simply 438958.67163439/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 438958.67163439, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 438958.67163439/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 438958.67163439/1 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 438958.67163439 as a fraction:
438959/1 / 1