Step 1:
The first step to converting 972955.05681361 to a fraction is to re-write 972955.05681361 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 972955.05681361 can be written as simply 972955.05681361/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 972955.05681361, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 972955.05681361/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 972955.05681361/1 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 972955.05681361 as a fraction:
972955/1 / 1