Step 1:
The first step to converting 131197.6515582 to a fraction is to re-write 131197.6515582 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 131197.6515582 can be written as simply 131197.6515582/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 131197.6515582, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 131197.6515582/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 131197.6515582/1 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 131197.6515582 as a fraction:
393593/3 / 1