Step 1:
The first step to converting 135615800.14972 to a fraction is to re-write 135615800.14972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 135615800.14972 can be written as simply 135615800.14972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 135615800.14972, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 135615800.14972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 135615800.14972/1 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 135615800.14972 as a fraction:
135615800/1 / 1