Step 1:
The first step to converting 39899773.428716 to a fraction is to re-write 39899773.428716 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 39899773.428716 can be written as simply 39899773.428716/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 39899773.428716, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39899773.428716/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39899773.428716/1 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 39899773.428716 as a fraction:
39899773/1 / 1