Step 1:
The first step to converting 106831.78904037 to a fraction is to re-write 106831.78904037 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 106831.78904037 can be written as simply 106831.78904037/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 106831.78904037, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 106831.78904037/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 106831.78904037/1 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 106831.78904037 as a fraction:
427327/4 / 1