Step 1:
The first step to converting 31818081.980457 to a fraction is to re-write 31818081.980457 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31818081.980457 can be written as simply 31818081.980457/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31818081.980457, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31818081.980457/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31818081.980457/1 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 31818081.980457 as a fraction:
31818081/1 / 1