Step 1:
The first step to converting 997617.3702788 to a fraction is to re-write 997617.3702788 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 997617.3702788 can be written as simply 997617.3702788/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 997617.3702788, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 997617.3702788/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 997617.3702788/1 each by 10000000:
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 997617.3702788 as a fraction:
997617/1 / 1