Step 1:
The first step to converting 448162874.56422 to a fraction is to re-write 448162874.56422 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 448162874.56422 can be written as simply 448162874.56422/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 448162874.56422, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 448162874.56422/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 448162874.56422/1 each by 100000:
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 448162874.56422 as a fraction:
448162874/1 / 1