Step 1:
The first step to converting 244955955.03873 to a fraction is to re-write 244955955.03873 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 244955955.03873 can be written as simply 244955955.03873/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 244955955.03873, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 244955955.03873/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 244955955.03873/1 each by 100000:
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 244955955.03873 as a fraction:
244955955/1 / 1