Step 1:
The first step to converting 237713.78456885 to a fraction is to re-write 237713.78456885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 237713.78456885 can be written as simply 237713.78456885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 237713.78456885, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237713.78456885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237713.78456885/1 each by 100000000:
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 237713.78456885 as a fraction:
237714/1 / 1