Step 1:
The first step to converting 35993.840078142 to a fraction is to re-write 35993.840078142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 35993.840078142 can be written as simply 35993.840078142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 35993.840078142, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35993.840078142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35993.840078142/1 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 35993.840078142 as a fraction:
215963/6 / 1