Step 1:
The first step to converting 450559.2509242 to a fraction is to re-write 450559.2509242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 450559.2509242 can be written as simply 450559.2509242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 450559.2509242, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 450559.2509242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 450559.2509242/1 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 450559.2509242 as a fraction:
450559/1 / 1