Step 1:
The first step to converting 132771.7078442 to a fraction is to re-write 132771.7078442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 132771.7078442 can be written as simply 132771.7078442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 132771.7078442, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132771.7078442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132771.7078442/1 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 132771.7078442 as a fraction:
398315/3 / 1