Step 1:
The first step to converting 497988991.47444 to a fraction is to re-write 497988991.47444 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 497988991.47444 can be written as simply 497988991.47444/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 497988991.47444, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497988991.47444/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 497988991.47444/1 each by 100000:
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 497988991.47444 as a fraction:
497988991/1 / 1