Step 1:
The first step to converting 698072.42401896 to a fraction is to re-write 698072.42401896 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 698072.42401896 can be written as simply 698072.42401896/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 698072.42401896, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 698072.42401896/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 698072.42401896/1 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 698072.42401896 as a fraction:
698072/1 / 1