Step 1:
The first step to converting 36437.3446 to a fraction is to re-write 36437.3446 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 36437.3446 can be written as simply 36437.3446/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 36437.3446, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36437.3446/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36437.3446/1 each by 10000:
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 36437.3446 as a fraction:
109312/3 / 1