Step 1:
The first step to converting 38644.177536657 to a fraction is to re-write 38644.177536657 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38644.177536657 can be written as simply 38644.177536657/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38644.177536657, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38644.177536657/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38644.177536657/1 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 38644.177536657 as a fraction:
193221/5 / 1