Step 1:
The first step to converting 2874.2971770179 to a fraction is to re-write 2874.2971770179 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2874.2971770179 can be written as simply 2874.2971770179/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2874.2971770179, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2874.2971770179/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2874.2971770179/1 each by 10000000000:
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 2874.2971770179 as a fraction:
28743/10 / 1