Step 1:
The first step to converting 218793.9872872 to a fraction is to re-write 218793.9872872 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 218793.9872872 can be written as simply 218793.9872872/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 218793.9872872, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218793.9872872/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218793.9872872/1 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 218793.9872872 as a fraction:
218794/1 / 1