Step 1:
The first step to converting 1972.4635894645 to a fraction is to re-write 1972.4635894645 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1972.4635894645 can be written as simply 1972.4635894645/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1972.4635894645, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1972.4635894645/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1972.4635894645/1 each by 10000000000:
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 1972.4635894645 as a fraction:
55229/28 / 1