Step 1:
The first step to converting 996918845.26231 to a fraction is to re-write 996918845.26231 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 996918845.26231 can be written as simply 996918845.26231/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 996918845.26231, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 996918845.26231/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 996918845.26231/1 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 996918845.26231 as a fraction:
996918845/1 / 1