Step 1:
The first step to converting 23198.880499892 to a fraction is to re-write 23198.880499892 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 23198.880499892 can be written as simply 23198.880499892/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 23198.880499892, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23198.880499892/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23198.880499892/1 each by 1000000000:
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 23198.880499892 as a fraction:
185591/8 / 1