Step 1:
The first step to converting 131281782.52746 to a fraction is to re-write 131281782.52746 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 131281782.52746 can be written as simply 131281782.52746/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 131281782.52746, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 131281782.52746/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 131281782.52746/1 each by 100000:
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 131281782.52746 as a fraction:
131281782/1 / 1