Step 1:
The first step to converting 472634.438641 to a fraction is to re-write 472634.438641 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 472634.438641 can be written as simply 472634.438641/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 472634.438641, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 472634.438641/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 472634.438641/1 each by 1000000:
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 472634.438641 as a fraction:
472634/1 / 1