Step 1:
The first step to converting 461266.3497123 to a fraction is to re-write 461266.3497123 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 461266.3497123 can be written as simply 461266.3497123/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 461266.3497123, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 461266.3497123/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 461266.3497123/1 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 461266.3497123 as a fraction:
461266/1 / 1