Step 1:
The first step to converting 993871.2435642 to a fraction is to re-write 993871.2435642 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 993871.2435642 can be written as simply 993871.2435642/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 993871.2435642, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 993871.2435642/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 993871.2435642/1 each by 10000000:
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 993871.2435642 as a fraction:
993871/1 / 1