Step 1:
The first step to converting 1742263980.3076 to a fraction is to re-write 1742263980.3076 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1742263980.3076 can be written as simply 1742263980.3076/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1742263980.3076, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1742263980.3076/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1742263980.3076/1 each by 10000:
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 1742263980.3076 as a fraction:
1742263980/1 / 1