Step 1:
The first step to converting 457.24416504038 to a fraction is to re-write 457.24416504038 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 457.24416504038 can be written as simply 457.24416504038/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 457.24416504038, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 457.24416504038/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 457.24416504038/1 each by 100000000000:
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 457.24416504038 as a fraction:
18747/41 / 1