Step 1:
The first step to converting 458648642.9696 to a fraction is to re-write 458648642.9696 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 458648642.9696 can be written as simply 458648642.9696/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 458648642.9696, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 458648642.9696/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 458648642.9696/1 each by 10000:
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 458648642.9696 as a fraction:
458648642/1 / 1