Step 1:
The first step to converting 1972531.0381798 to a fraction is to re-write 1972531.0381798 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1972531.0381798 can be written as simply 1972531.0381798/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1972531.0381798, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1972531.0381798/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1972531.0381798/1 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 1972531.0381798 as a fraction:
1972531/1 / 1