Step 1:
The first step to converting 108609.52187389 to a fraction is to re-write 108609.52187389 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 108609.52187389 can be written as simply 108609.52187389/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 108609.52187389, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 108609.52187389/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 108609.52187389/1 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 108609.52187389 as a fraction:
217219/2 / 1