Step 1:
The first step to converting 30873.403891962 to a fraction is to re-write 30873.403891962 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 30873.403891962 can be written as simply 30873.403891962/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 30873.403891962, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 30873.403891962/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 30873.403891962/1 each by 1000000000:
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 30873.403891962 as a fraction:
154367/5 / 1