Step 1:
The first step to converting 4997.3759542562 to a fraction is to re-write 4997.3759542562 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4997.3759542562 can be written as simply 4997.3759542562/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4997.3759542562, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4997.3759542562/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4997.3759542562/1 each by 10000000000:
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 4997.3759542562 as a fraction:
39979/8 / 1