Step 1:
The first step to converting 132437.7135242 to a fraction is to re-write 132437.7135242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 132437.7135242 can be written as simply 132437.7135242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 132437.7135242, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132437.7135242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132437.7135242/1 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 132437.7135242 as a fraction:
397313/3 / 1