Step 1:
The first step to converting 997675.6872184 to a fraction is to re-write 997675.6872184 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 997675.6872184 can be written as simply 997675.6872184/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 997675.6872184, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 997675.6872184/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 997675.6872184/1 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 997675.6872184 as a fraction:
997675/1 / 1