Step 1:
The first step to converting 657242004.31728 to a fraction is to re-write 657242004.31728 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 657242004.31728 can be written as simply 657242004.31728/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 657242004.31728, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 657242004.31728/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 657242004.31728/1 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 657242004.31728 as a fraction:
657242004/1 / 1