Step 1:
The first step to converting 981710.9783542 to a fraction is to re-write 981710.9783542 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 981710.9783542 can be written as simply 981710.9783542/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 981710.9783542, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 981710.9783542/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 981710.9783542/1 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 981710.9783542 as a fraction:
981710/1 / 1