Step 1:
The first step to converting 974286.64875 to a fraction is to re-write 974286.64875 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 974286.64875 can be written as simply 974286.64875/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 974286.64875, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 974286.64875/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 974286.64875/1 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 974286.64875 as a fraction:
974286/1 / 1