Step 1:
The first step to converting 420843.9738178 to a fraction is to re-write 420843.9738178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 420843.9738178 can be written as simply 420843.9738178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 420843.9738178, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 420843.9738178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 420843.9738178/1 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 420843.9738178 as a fraction:
420844/1 / 1