Step 1:
The first step to converting 186397.9452591 to a fraction is to re-write 186397.9452591 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 186397.9452591 can be written as simply 186397.9452591/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 186397.9452591, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 186397.9452591/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 186397.9452591/1 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 186397.9452591 as a fraction:
186398/1 / 1