Step 1:
The first step to converting 1731481.4498381 to a fraction is to re-write 1731481.4498381 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1731481.4498381 can be written as simply 1731481.4498381/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1731481.4498381, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1731481.4498381/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1731481.4498381/1 each by 10000000:
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 1731481.4498381 as a fraction:
1731481/1 / 1