Step 1:
The first step to converting 838739491.98608 to a fraction is to re-write 838739491.98608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 838739491.98608 can be written as simply 838739491.98608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 838739491.98608, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 838739491.98608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 838739491.98608/1 each by 100000:
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 838739491.98608 as a fraction:
838739491/1 / 1