Step 1:
The first step to converting 215852.2370198 to a fraction is to re-write 215852.2370198 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 215852.2370198 can be written as simply 215852.2370198/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 215852.2370198, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 215852.2370198/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 215852.2370198/1 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 215852.2370198 as a fraction:
863409/4 / 1