Step 1:
The first step to converting 492987.52881645 to a fraction is to re-write 492987.52881645 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 492987.52881645 can be written as simply 492987.52881645/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 492987.52881645, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 492987.52881645/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 492987.52881645/1 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 492987.52881645 as a fraction:
492988/1 / 1