Step 1:
The first step to converting 3637.9879004178 to a fraction is to re-write 3637.9879004178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3637.9879004178 can be written as simply 3637.9879004178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3637.9879004178, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3637.9879004178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3637.9879004178/1 each by 10000000000:
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 3637.9879004178 as a fraction:
298315/82 / 1