Step 1:
The first step to converting 11701588.1997 to a fraction is to re-write 11701588.1997 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11701588.1997 can be written as simply 11701588.1997/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11701588.1997, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11701588.1997/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11701588.1997/1 each by 10000:
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 11701588.1997 as a fraction:
11701588/1 / 1