Step 1:
The first step to converting 997239.917835 to a fraction is to re-write 997239.917835 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 997239.917835 can be written as simply 997239.917835/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 997239.917835, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 997239.917835/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 997239.917835/1 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 997239.917835 as a fraction:
997239/1 / 1