Step 1:
The first step to converting 514549144.404 to a fraction is to re-write 514549144.404 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 514549144.404 can be written as simply 514549144.404/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 514549144.404, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 514549144.404/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 514549144.404/1 each by 1000:
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 514549144.404 as a fraction:
514549144/1 / 1