Step 1:
The first step to converting 451696.556381 to a fraction is to re-write 451696.556381 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 451696.556381 can be written as simply 451696.556381/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 451696.556381, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 451696.556381/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 451696.556381/1 each by 1000000:
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 451696.556381 as a fraction:
451697/1 / 1