Step 1:
The first step to converting 1178338.3560533 to a fraction is to re-write 1178338.3560533 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1178338.3560533 can be written as simply 1178338.3560533/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1178338.3560533, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1178338.3560533/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1178338.3560533/1 each by 10000000:
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 1178338.3560533 as a fraction:
1178338/1 / 1