Step 1:
The first step to converting 442697.13115428 to a fraction is to re-write 442697.13115428 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 442697.13115428 can be written as simply 442697.13115428/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 442697.13115428, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442697.13115428/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442697.13115428/1 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 442697.13115428 as a fraction:
442697/1 / 1