Step 1:
The first step to converting 916.42098234405 to a fraction is to re-write 916.42098234405 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 916.42098234405 can be written as simply 916.42098234405/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 916.42098234405, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 916.42098234405/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 916.42098234405/1 each by 100000000000:
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 916.42098234405 as a fraction:
17412/19 / 1