Step 1:
The first step to converting 8437.173999869 to a fraction is to re-write 8437.173999869 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8437.173999869 can be written as simply 8437.173999869/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8437.173999869, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8437.173999869/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8437.173999869/1 each by 1000000000:
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 8437.173999869 as a fraction:
50623/6 / 1