Step 1:
The first step to converting 901987.478537 to a fraction is to re-write 901987.478537 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 901987.478537 can be written as simply 901987.478537/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 901987.478537, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 901987.478537/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 901987.478537/1 each by 1000000:
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 901987.478537 as a fraction:
901987/1 / 1