Step 1:
The first step to converting 897431.19541494 to a fraction is to re-write 897431.19541494 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 897431.19541494 can be written as simply 897431.19541494/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 897431.19541494, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 897431.19541494/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 897431.19541494/1 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 897431.19541494 as a fraction:
897431/1 / 1