Step 1:
The first step to converting 373871.13788148 to a fraction is to re-write 373871.13788148 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 373871.13788148 can be written as simply 373871.13788148/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 373871.13788148, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 373871.13788148/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 373871.13788148/1 each by 100000000:
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 373871.13788148 as a fraction:
373871/1 / 1