Step 1:
The first step to converting 37443.176552428 to a fraction is to re-write 37443.176552428 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37443.176552428 can be written as simply 37443.176552428/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37443.176552428, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37443.176552428/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37443.176552428/1 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 37443.176552428 as a fraction:
187216/5 / 1