Step 1:
The first step to converting 4271887.7857488 to a fraction is to re-write 4271887.7857488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4271887.7857488 can be written as simply 4271887.7857488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4271887.7857488, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4271887.7857488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4271887.7857488/1 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 4271887.7857488 as a fraction:
4271887/1 / 1