Step 1:
The first step to converting 445347.231772 to a fraction is to re-write 445347.231772 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 445347.231772 can be written as simply 445347.231772/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 445347.231772, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 445347.231772/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 445347.231772/1 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 445347.231772 as a fraction:
445347/1 / 1