Step 1:
The first step to converting 1861717108.9479 to a fraction is to re-write 1861717108.9479 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1861717108.9479 can be written as simply 1861717108.9479/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1861717108.9479, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1861717108.9479/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1861717108.9479/1 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 1861717108.9479 as a fraction:
1861717108/1 / 1