Step 1:
The first step to converting 186608.30842332 to a fraction is to re-write 186608.30842332 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 186608.30842332 can be written as simply 186608.30842332/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 186608.30842332, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 186608.30842332/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 186608.30842332/1 each by 100000000:
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 186608.30842332 as a fraction:
559825/3 / 1