Step 1:
The first step to converting 113872.04234861 to a fraction is to re-write 113872.04234861 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 113872.04234861 can be written as simply 113872.04234861/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 113872.04234861, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 113872.04234861/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 113872.04234861/1 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 113872.04234861 as a fraction:
113872/1 / 1