Step 1:
The first step to converting 2435588608.9746 to a fraction is to re-write 2435588608.9746 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2435588608.9746 can be written as simply 2435588608.9746/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2435588608.9746, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2435588608.9746/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2435588608.9746/1 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 2435588608.9746 as a fraction:
2435588608/1 / 1