Step 1:
The first step to converting 30198430.493868 to a fraction is to re-write 30198430.493868 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 30198430.493868 can be written as simply 30198430.493868/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 30198430.493868, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 30198430.493868/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 30198430.493868/1 each by 1000000:
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 30198430.493868 as a fraction:
30198430/1 / 1