Step 1:
The first step to converting 873484.44630502 to a fraction is to re-write 873484.44630502 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 873484.44630502 can be written as simply 873484.44630502/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 873484.44630502, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 873484.44630502/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 873484.44630502/1 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 873484.44630502 as a fraction:
873484/1 / 1