Step 1:
The first step to converting 187137639.0598 to a fraction is to re-write 187137639.0598 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 187137639.0598 can be written as simply 187137639.0598/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 187137639.0598, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187137639.0598/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187137639.0598/1 each by 10000:
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 187137639.0598 as a fraction:
187137639/1 / 1