Step 1:
The first step to converting 1157987.973326 to a fraction is to re-write 1157987.973326 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1157987.973326 can be written as simply 1157987.973326/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1157987.973326, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1157987.973326/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1157987.973326/1 each by 1000000:
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 1157987.973326 as a fraction:
1157987/1 / 1