Step 1:
The first step to converting 983179.67517786 to a fraction is to re-write 983179.67517786 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 983179.67517786 can be written as simply 983179.67517786/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 983179.67517786, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 983179.67517786/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 983179.67517786/1 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 983179.67517786 as a fraction:
983179/1 / 1