Step 1:
The first step to converting 697972.260938 to a fraction is to re-write 697972.260938 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 697972.260938 can be written as simply 697972.260938/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 697972.260938, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 697972.260938/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 697972.260938/1 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 697972.260938 as a fraction:
697972/1 / 1