Step 1:
The first step to converting 1200257.2991671 to a fraction is to re-write 1200257.2991671 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1200257.2991671 can be written as simply 1200257.2991671/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1200257.2991671, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1200257.2991671/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1200257.2991671/1 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 1200257.2991671 as a fraction:
1200257/1 / 1