Step 1:
The first step to converting 539742.3448446 to a fraction is to re-write 539742.3448446 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 539742.3448446 can be written as simply 539742.3448446/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 539742.3448446, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 539742.3448446/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 539742.3448446/1 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 539742.3448446 as a fraction:
539742/1 / 1