Step 1:
The first step to converting 132831403.82543 to a fraction is to re-write 132831403.82543 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 132831403.82543 can be written as simply 132831403.82543/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 132831403.82543, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132831403.82543/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132831403.82543/1 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 132831403.82543 as a fraction:
132831403/1 / 1