Step 1:
The first step to converting 491281484.418 to a fraction is to re-write 491281484.418 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 491281484.418 can be written as simply 491281484.418/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 491281484.418, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 491281484.418/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 491281484.418/1 each by 1000:
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 491281484.418 as a fraction:
491281484/1 / 1