Step 1:
The first step to converting 836537.7698178 to a fraction is to re-write 836537.7698178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 836537.7698178 can be written as simply 836537.7698178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 836537.7698178, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 836537.7698178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 836537.7698178/1 each by 10000000:
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 836537.7698178 as a fraction:
836537/1 / 1