Step 1:
The first step to converting 548017867.3742 to a fraction is to re-write 548017867.3742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 548017867.3742 can be written as simply 548017867.3742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 548017867.3742, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 548017867.3742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 548017867.3742/1 each by 10000:
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 548017867.3742 as a fraction:
548017867/1 / 1