Step 1:
The first step to converting 977017.9279431 to a fraction is to re-write 977017.9279431 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 977017.9279431 can be written as simply 977017.9279431/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 977017.9279431, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 977017.9279431/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 977017.9279431/1 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 977017.9279431 as a fraction:
977017/1 / 1