Step 1:
The first step to converting 639.7386842182 to a fraction is to re-write 639.7386842182 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 639.7386842182 can be written as simply 639.7386842182/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 639.7386842182, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 639.7386842182/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 639.7386842182/1 each by 10000000000:
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 639.7386842182 as a fraction:
14714/23 / 1