Step 1:
The first step to converting 7438644976.4231 to a fraction is to re-write 7438644976.4231 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7438644976.4231 can be written as simply 7438644976.4231/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7438644976.4231, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7438644976.4231/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7438644976.4231/1 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 7438644976.4231 as a fraction:
7438644976/1 / 1