Step 1:
The first step to converting 238374.8747317 to a fraction is to re-write 238374.8747317 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 238374.8747317 can be written as simply 238374.8747317/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 238374.8747317, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238374.8747317/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238374.8747317/1 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 238374.8747317 as a fraction:
238375/1 / 1