Step 1:
The first step to converting 1637809.96974 to a fraction is to re-write 1637809.96974 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1637809.96974 can be written as simply 1637809.96974/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1637809.96974, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1637809.96974/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1637809.96974/1 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 1637809.96974 as a fraction:
1637809/1 / 1