Step 1:
The first step to converting 1197173.9987358 to a fraction is to re-write 1197173.9987358 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1197173.9987358 can be written as simply 1197173.9987358/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1197173.9987358, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1197173.9987358/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1197173.9987358/1 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 1197173.9987358 as a fraction:
1197173/1 / 1