Step 1:
The first step to converting 198842.5336682 to a fraction is to re-write 198842.5336682 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 198842.5336682 can be written as simply 198842.5336682/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 198842.5336682, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 198842.5336682/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 198842.5336682/1 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 198842.5336682 as a fraction:
397685/2 / 1