Step 1:
The first step to converting 122373.21139983 to a fraction is to re-write 122373.21139983 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 122373.21139983 can be written as simply 122373.21139983/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 122373.21139983, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 122373.21139983/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 122373.21139983/1 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 122373.21139983 as a fraction:
489493/4 / 1