Step 1:
The first step to converting 38104.502842836 to a fraction is to re-write 38104.502842836 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38104.502842836 can be written as simply 38104.502842836/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38104.502842836, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38104.502842836/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38104.502842836/1 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 38104.502842836 as a fraction:
76209/2 / 1