Step 1:
The first step to converting 116258402.98823 to a fraction is to re-write 116258402.98823 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 116258402.98823 can be written as simply 116258402.98823/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 116258402.98823, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 116258402.98823/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 116258402.98823/1 each by 100000:
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 116258402.98823 as a fraction:
116258402/1 / 1