Step 1:
The first step to converting 131637.53376299 to a fraction is to re-write 131637.53376299 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 131637.53376299 can be written as simply 131637.53376299/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 131637.53376299, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 131637.53376299/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 131637.53376299/1 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 131637.53376299 as a fraction:
263275/2 / 1