Step 1:
The first step to converting 698144997.2955 to a fraction is to re-write 698144997.2955 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 698144997.2955 can be written as simply 698144997.2955/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 698144997.2955, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 698144997.2955/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 698144997.2955/1 each by 10000:
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 698144997.2955 as a fraction:
698144997/1 / 1