Step 1:
The first step to converting 457239.70558679 to a fraction is to re-write 457239.70558679 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 457239.70558679 can be written as simply 457239.70558679/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 457239.70558679, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 457239.70558679/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 457239.70558679/1 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 457239.70558679 as a fraction:
457240/1 / 1