Step 1:
The first step to converting 837878.24098977 to a fraction is to re-write 837878.24098977 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 837878.24098977 can be written as simply 837878.24098977/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 837878.24098977, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 837878.24098977/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 837878.24098977/1 each by 100000000:
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 837878.24098977 as a fraction:
837878/1 / 1