Step 1:
The first step to converting 442607.310447 to a fraction is to re-write 442607.310447 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 442607.310447 can be written as simply 442607.310447/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 442607.310447, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442607.310447/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442607.310447/1 each by 1000000:
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 442607.310447 as a fraction:
442607/1 / 1