Step 1:
The first step to converting 197044498.86172 to a fraction is to re-write 197044498.86172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 197044498.86172 can be written as simply 197044498.86172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 197044498.86172, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 197044498.86172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 197044498.86172/1 each by 100000:
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 197044498.86172 as a fraction:
197044498/1 / 1