Step 1:
The first step to converting 37156.791588 to a fraction is to re-write 37156.791588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37156.791588 can be written as simply 37156.791588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37156.791588, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37156.791588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37156.791588/1 each by 1000000:
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 37156.791588 as a fraction:
185784/5 / 1