Step 1:
The first step to converting 3534357873.186 to a fraction is to re-write 3534357873.186 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3534357873.186 can be written as simply 3534357873.186/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3534357873.186, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3534357873.186/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3534357873.186/1 each by 1000:
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 3534357873.186 as a fraction:
3534357873/1 / 1