Step 1:
The first step to converting 961973.45986272 to a fraction is to re-write 961973.45986272 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 961973.45986272 can be written as simply 961973.45986272/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 961973.45986272, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 961973.45986272/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 961973.45986272/1 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 961973.45986272 as a fraction:
961973/1 / 1