Step 1:
The first step to converting 101438.62731972 to a fraction is to re-write 101438.62731972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 101438.62731972 can be written as simply 101438.62731972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 101438.62731972, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 101438.62731972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 101438.62731972/1 each by 100000000:
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 101438.62731972 as a fraction:
304316/3 / 1