Step 1:
The first step to converting 458979.2594882 to a fraction is to re-write 458979.2594882 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 458979.2594882 can be written as simply 458979.2594882/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 458979.2594882, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 458979.2594882/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 458979.2594882/1 each by 10000000:
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 458979.2594882 as a fraction:
458979/1 / 1