Step 1:
The first step to converting 44098.578668742 to a fraction is to re-write 44098.578668742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 44098.578668742 can be written as simply 44098.578668742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 44098.578668742, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44098.578668742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44098.578668742/1 each by 1000000000:
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 44098.578668742 as a fraction:
220493/5 / 1