Step 1:
The first step to converting 538342293.19498 to a fraction is to re-write 538342293.19498 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 538342293.19498 can be written as simply 538342293.19498/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 538342293.19498, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 538342293.19498/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 538342293.19498/1 each by 100000:
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 538342293.19498 as a fraction:
538342293/1 / 1