Step 1:
The first step to converting 873937.63514072 to a fraction is to re-write 873937.63514072 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 873937.63514072 can be written as simply 873937.63514072/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 873937.63514072, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 873937.63514072/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 873937.63514072/1 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 873937.63514072 as a fraction:
873937/1 / 1