Step 1:
The first step to converting 102497.12012745 to a fraction is to re-write 102497.12012745 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 102497.12012745 can be written as simply 102497.12012745/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 102497.12012745, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 102497.12012745/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 102497.12012745/1 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 102497.12012745 as a fraction:
819977/8 / 1