Step 1:
The first step to converting 445888.2488971 to a fraction is to re-write 445888.2488971 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 445888.2488971 can be written as simply 445888.2488971/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 445888.2488971, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 445888.2488971/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 445888.2488971/1 each by 10000000:
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 445888.2488971 as a fraction:
445888/1 / 1