Step 1:
The first step to converting 45655.234497645 to a fraction is to re-write 45655.234497645 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45655.234497645 can be written as simply 45655.234497645/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45655.234497645, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45655.234497645/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45655.234497645/1 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 45655.234497645 as a fraction:
182621/4 / 1