Step 1:
The first step to converting 383473.23840531 to a fraction is to re-write 383473.23840531 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 383473.23840531 can be written as simply 383473.23840531/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 383473.23840531, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 383473.23840531/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 383473.23840531/1 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 383473.23840531 as a fraction:
383473/1 / 1