Step 1:
The first step to converting 1316.5426376423 to a fraction is to re-write 1316.5426376423 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1316.5426376423 can be written as simply 1316.5426376423/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1316.5426376423, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1316.5426376423/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1316.5426376423/1 each by 10000000000:
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 1316.5426376423 as a fraction:
31597/24 / 1