Step 1:
The first step to converting 452.2438517382 to a fraction is to re-write 452.2438517382 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 452.2438517382 can be written as simply 452.2438517382/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 452.2438517382, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 452.2438517382/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 452.2438517382/1 each by 10000000000:
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 452.2438517382 as a fraction:
18542/41 / 1