Step 1:
The first step to converting 451602.72040282 to a fraction is to re-write 451602.72040282 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 451602.72040282 can be written as simply 451602.72040282/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 451602.72040282, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 451602.72040282/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 451602.72040282/1 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 451602.72040282 as a fraction:
451603/1 / 1