Step 1:
The first step to converting 1601988.8988416 to a fraction is to re-write 1601988.8988416 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1601988.8988416 can be written as simply 1601988.8988416/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1601988.8988416, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1601988.8988416/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1601988.8988416/1 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 1601988.8988416 as a fraction:
1601988/1 / 1