Step 1:
The first step to converting 1980503.8523742 to a fraction is to re-write 1980503.8523742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1980503.8523742 can be written as simply 1980503.8523742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1980503.8523742, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1980503.8523742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1980503.8523742/1 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 1980503.8523742 as a fraction:
1980503/1 / 1