Step 1:
The first step to converting 44359.268370277 to a fraction is to re-write 44359.268370277 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 44359.268370277 can be written as simply 44359.268370277/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 44359.268370277, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44359.268370277/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44359.268370277/1 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 44359.268370277 as a fraction:
177437/4 / 1