Step 1:
The first step to converting 11797517.697836 to a fraction is to re-write 11797517.697836 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11797517.697836 can be written as simply 11797517.697836/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11797517.697836, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11797517.697836/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11797517.697836/1 each by 1000000:
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 11797517.697836 as a fraction:
11797517/1 / 1