Step 1:
The first step to converting 4642883104.8431 to a fraction is to re-write 4642883104.8431 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4642883104.8431 can be written as simply 4642883104.8431/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4642883104.8431, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4642883104.8431/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4642883104.8431/1 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 4642883104.8431 as a fraction:
4642883104/1 / 1