Step 1:
The first step to converting 842704.3446031 to a fraction is to re-write 842704.3446031 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 842704.3446031 can be written as simply 842704.3446031/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 842704.3446031, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 842704.3446031/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 842704.3446031/1 each by 10000000:
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 842704.3446031 as a fraction:
842704/1 / 1