Step 1:
The first step to converting 4538.1271643809 to a fraction is to re-write 4538.1271643809 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4538.1271643809 can be written as simply 4538.1271643809/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4538.1271643809, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4538.1271643809/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4538.1271643809/1 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 4538.1271643809 as a fraction:
36305/8 / 1