Step 1:
The first step to converting 8493657.4377096 to a fraction is to re-write 8493657.4377096 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8493657.4377096 can be written as simply 8493657.4377096/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8493657.4377096, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8493657.4377096/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8493657.4377096/1 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 8493657.4377096 as a fraction:
8493657/1 / 1