Step 1:
The first step to converting 497240.52432093 to a fraction is to re-write 497240.52432093 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 497240.52432093 can be written as simply 497240.52432093/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 497240.52432093, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497240.52432093/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497240.52432093/1 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 497240.52432093 as a fraction:
497241/1 / 1