Step 1:
The first step to converting 1098.3973511374 to a fraction is to re-write 1098.3973511374 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1098.3973511374 can be written as simply 1098.3973511374/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1098.3973511374, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1098.3973511374/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1098.3973511374/1 each by 10000000000:
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 1098.3973511374 as a fraction:
80183/73 / 1