Step 1:
The first step to converting 31583.79014108 to a fraction is to re-write 31583.79014108 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31583.79014108 can be written as simply 31583.79014108/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31583.79014108, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31583.79014108/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31583.79014108/1 each by 100000000:
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 31583.79014108 as a fraction:
157919/5 / 1