Step 1:
The first step to converting 98461336.871572 to a fraction is to re-write 98461336.871572 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 98461336.871572 can be written as simply 98461336.871572/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 98461336.871572, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98461336.871572/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98461336.871572/1 each by 1000000:
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 98461336.871572 as a fraction:
98461336/1 / 1