Step 1:
The first step to converting 522716.44478328 to a fraction is to re-write 522716.44478328 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 522716.44478328 can be written as simply 522716.44478328/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 522716.44478328, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 522716.44478328/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 522716.44478328/1 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 522716.44478328 as a fraction:
522716/1 / 1