Step 1:
The first step to converting 39017.738421246 to a fraction is to re-write 39017.738421246 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 39017.738421246 can be written as simply 39017.738421246/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 39017.738421246, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39017.738421246/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39017.738421246/1 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 39017.738421246 as a fraction:
156071/4 / 1