Step 1:
The first step to converting 462444.9778536 to a fraction is to re-write 462444.9778536 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 462444.9778536 can be written as simply 462444.9778536/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 462444.9778536, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 462444.9778536/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 462444.9778536/1 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 462444.9778536 as a fraction:
462445/1 / 1