Step 1:
The first step to converting 105997.93948501 to a fraction is to re-write 105997.93948501 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 105997.93948501 can be written as simply 105997.93948501/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 105997.93948501, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 105997.93948501/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 105997.93948501/1 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 105997.93948501 as a fraction:
105998/1 / 1