Step 1:
The first step to converting 124143.3584689 to a fraction is to re-write 124143.3584689 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 124143.3584689 can be written as simply 124143.3584689/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 124143.3584689, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 124143.3584689/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 124143.3584689/1 each by 10000000:
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 124143.3584689 as a fraction:
372430/3 / 1