Step 1:
The first step to converting 462554.38496198 to a fraction is to re-write 462554.38496198 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 462554.38496198 can be written as simply 462554.38496198/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 462554.38496198, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 462554.38496198/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 462554.38496198/1 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 462554.38496198 as a fraction:
462554/1 / 1