Step 1:
The first step to converting 517296.4941474 to a fraction is to re-write 517296.4941474 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 517296.4941474 can be written as simply 517296.4941474/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 517296.4941474, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 517296.4941474/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 517296.4941474/1 each by 10000000:
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 517296.4941474 as a fraction:
517296/1 / 1