Step 1:
The first step to converting 37859320.688493 to a fraction is to re-write 37859320.688493 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37859320.688493 can be written as simply 37859320.688493/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37859320.688493, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37859320.688493/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37859320.688493/1 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 37859320.688493 as a fraction:
37859320/1 / 1