Step 1:
The first step to converting 3902.9768173 to a fraction is to re-write 3902.9768173 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3902.9768173 can be written as simply 3902.9768173/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3902.9768173, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3902.9768173/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3902.9768173/1 each by 10000000:
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 3902.9768173 as a fraction:
167828/43 / 1