Step 1:
The first step to converting 13198.312128282 to a fraction is to re-write 13198.312128282 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13198.312128282 can be written as simply 13198.312128282/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13198.312128282, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13198.312128282/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13198.312128282/1 each by 1000000000:
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 13198.312128282 as a fraction:
171578/13 / 1