Step 1:
The first step to converting 540482.3431971 to a fraction is to re-write 540482.3431971 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 540482.3431971 can be written as simply 540482.3431971/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 540482.3431971, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 540482.3431971/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 540482.3431971/1 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 540482.3431971 as a fraction:
540482/1 / 1