Step 1:
The first step to converting 421744.0086957 to a fraction is to re-write 421744.0086957 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 421744.0086957 can be written as simply 421744.0086957/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 421744.0086957, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 421744.0086957/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 421744.0086957/1 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 421744.0086957 as a fraction:
421744/1 / 1