Step 1:
The first step to converting 1203970.2855178 to a fraction is to re-write 1203970.2855178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1203970.2855178 can be written as simply 1203970.2855178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1203970.2855178, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1203970.2855178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1203970.2855178/1 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 1203970.2855178 as a fraction:
1203970/1 / 1