Step 1:
The first step to converting 13743641234.873 to a fraction is to re-write 13743641234.873 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13743641234.873 can be written as simply 13743641234.873/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13743641234.873, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13743641234.873/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13743641234.873/1 each by 1000:
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 13743641234.873 as a fraction:
13743641234/1 / 1