Step 1:
The first step to converting 844247.58502837 to a fraction is to re-write 844247.58502837 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 844247.58502837 can be written as simply 844247.58502837/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 844247.58502837, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 844247.58502837/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 844247.58502837/1 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 844247.58502837 as a fraction:
844247/1 / 1