Step 1:
The first step to converting 447973.78308422 to a fraction is to re-write 447973.78308422 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 447973.78308422 can be written as simply 447973.78308422/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 447973.78308422, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 447973.78308422/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 447973.78308422/1 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 447973.78308422 as a fraction:
447974/1 / 1