Step 1:
The first step to converting 237874.4147788 to a fraction is to re-write 237874.4147788 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 237874.4147788 can be written as simply 237874.4147788/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 237874.4147788, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237874.4147788/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237874.4147788/1 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 237874.4147788 as a fraction:
475749/2 / 1