Step 1:
The first step to converting 1172808579.2326 to a fraction is to re-write 1172808579.2326 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1172808579.2326 can be written as simply 1172808579.2326/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1172808579.2326, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1172808579.2326/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1172808579.2326/1 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 1172808579.2326 as a fraction:
1172808579/1 / 1