Step 1:
The first step to converting 35842.780540686 to a fraction is to re-write 35842.780540686 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 35842.780540686 can be written as simply 35842.780540686/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 35842.780540686, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35842.780540686/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35842.780540686/1 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 35842.780540686 as a fraction:
143371/4 / 1