Step 1:
The first step to converting 497175.004321 to a fraction is to re-write 497175.004321 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 497175.004321 can be written as simply 497175.004321/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 497175.004321, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497175.004321/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497175.004321/1 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 497175.004321 as a fraction:
497175/1 / 1