Step 1:
The first step to converting 35784.256871494 to a fraction is to re-write 35784.256871494 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 35784.256871494 can be written as simply 35784.256871494/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 35784.256871494, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35784.256871494/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35784.256871494/1 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 35784.256871494 as a fraction:
143137/4 / 1