Step 1:
The first step to converting 45179.792451909 to a fraction is to re-write 45179.792451909 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45179.792451909 can be written as simply 45179.792451909/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45179.792451909, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45179.792451909/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45179.792451909/1 each by 1000000000:
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 45179.792451909 as a fraction:
180719/4 / 1