Step 1:
The first step to converting 837280764.9878 to a fraction is to re-write 837280764.9878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 837280764.9878 can be written as simply 837280764.9878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 837280764.9878, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 837280764.9878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 837280764.9878/1 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 837280764.9878 as a fraction:
837280764/1 / 1