Step 1:
The first step to converting 82203.006398972 to a fraction is to re-write 82203.006398972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 82203.006398972 can be written as simply 82203.006398972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 82203.006398972, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82203.006398972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82203.006398972/1 each by 1000000000:
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 82203.006398972 as a fraction:
82203/1 / 1