Step 1:
The first step to converting 503437.854994 to a fraction is to re-write 503437.854994 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 503437.854994 can be written as simply 503437.854994/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 503437.854994, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 503437.854994/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 503437.854994/1 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 503437.854994 as a fraction:
503438/1 / 1