Step 1:
The first step to converting 12077196.531881 to a fraction is to re-write 12077196.531881 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12077196.531881 can be written as simply 12077196.531881/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12077196.531881, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12077196.531881/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12077196.531881/1 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 12077196.531881 as a fraction:
12077196/1 / 1