Step 1:
The first step to converting 206685037.98978 to a fraction is to re-write 206685037.98978 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 206685037.98978 can be written as simply 206685037.98978/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 206685037.98978, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 206685037.98978/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 206685037.98978/1 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 206685037.98978 as a fraction:
206685037/1 / 1