Step 1:
The first step to converting 187157.57930581 to a fraction is to re-write 187157.57930581 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 187157.57930581 can be written as simply 187157.57930581/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 187157.57930581, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187157.57930581/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187157.57930581/1 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 187157.57930581 as a fraction:
374315/2 / 1