Step 1:
The first step to converting 3871023.012051 to a fraction is to re-write 3871023.012051 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3871023.012051 can be written as simply 3871023.012051/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3871023.012051, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3871023.012051/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3871023.012051/1 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 3871023.012051 as a fraction:
3871023/1 / 1