Step 1:
The first step to converting 6231.870429378 to a fraction is to re-write 6231.870429378 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 6231.870429378 can be written as simply 6231.870429378/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 6231.870429378, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6231.870429378/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6231.870429378/1 each by 1000000000:
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 6231.870429378 as a fraction:
49855/8 / 1