Step 1:
The first step to converting 135502.78539671 to a fraction is to re-write 135502.78539671 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 135502.78539671 can be written as simply 135502.78539671/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 135502.78539671, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 135502.78539671/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 135502.78539671/1 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 135502.78539671 as a fraction:
542011/4 / 1