Step 1:
The first step to converting 246437.74436914 to a fraction is to re-write 246437.74436914 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 246437.74436914 can be written as simply 246437.74436914/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 246437.74436914, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 246437.74436914/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 246437.74436914/1 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 246437.74436914 as a fraction:
739313/3 / 1