Step 1:
The first step to converting 98623.531740984 to a fraction is to re-write 98623.531740984 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 98623.531740984 can be written as simply 98623.531740984/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 98623.531740984, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98623.531740984/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98623.531740984/1 each by 1000000000:
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 98623.531740984 as a fraction:
197247/2 / 1