Step 1:
The first step to converting 972874469.68573 to a fraction is to re-write 972874469.68573 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 972874469.68573 can be written as simply 972874469.68573/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 972874469.68573, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 972874469.68573/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 972874469.68573/1 each by 100000:
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 972874469.68573 as a fraction:
972874469/1 / 1