Step 1:
The first step to converting 979540178.23882 to a fraction is to re-write 979540178.23882 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 979540178.23882 can be written as simply 979540178.23882/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 979540178.23882, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 979540178.23882/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 979540178.23882/1 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 979540178.23882 as a fraction:
979540178/1 / 1