Step 1:
The first step to converting 3500517.9408685 to a fraction is to re-write 3500517.9408685 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3500517.9408685 can be written as simply 3500517.9408685/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3500517.9408685, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3500517.9408685/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3500517.9408685/1 each by 10000000:
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 3500517.9408685 as a fraction:
3500517/1 / 1