Step 1:
The first step to converting 946457.293971 to a fraction is to re-write 946457.293971 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 946457.293971 can be written as simply 946457.293971/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 946457.293971, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 946457.293971/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 946457.293971/1 each by 1000000:
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 946457.293971 as a fraction:
946457/1 / 1