Step 1:
The first step to converting 116789071.85598 to a fraction is to re-write 116789071.85598 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 116789071.85598 can be written as simply 116789071.85598/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 116789071.85598, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 116789071.85598/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 116789071.85598/1 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 116789071.85598 as a fraction:
116789071/1 / 1