Step 1:
The first step to converting 898418.87046 to a fraction is to re-write 898418.87046 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 898418.87046 can be written as simply 898418.87046/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 898418.87046, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 898418.87046/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 898418.87046/1 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 898418.87046 as a fraction:
898418/1 / 1