Step 1:
The first step to converting 39836274.157316 to a fraction is to re-write 39836274.157316 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 39836274.157316 can be written as simply 39836274.157316/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 39836274.157316, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39836274.157316/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39836274.157316/1 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 39836274.157316 as a fraction:
39836274/1 / 1