Step 1:
The first step to converting 996920215.62864 to a fraction is to re-write 996920215.62864 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 996920215.62864 can be written as simply 996920215.62864/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 996920215.62864, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 996920215.62864/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 996920215.62864/1 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 996920215.62864 as a fraction:
996920215/1 / 1