Step 1:
The first step to converting 455837.74420956 to a fraction is to re-write 455837.74420956 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 455837.74420956 can be written as simply 455837.74420956/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 455837.74420956, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 455837.74420956/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 455837.74420956/1 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 455837.74420956 as a fraction:
455838/1 / 1