Step 1:
The first step to converting 524345.42168226 to a fraction is to re-write 524345.42168226 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 524345.42168226 can be written as simply 524345.42168226/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 524345.42168226, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 524345.42168226/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 524345.42168226/1 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 524345.42168226 as a fraction:
524345/1 / 1