Step 1:
The first step to converting 135723026.86982 to a fraction is to re-write 135723026.86982 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 135723026.86982 can be written as simply 135723026.86982/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 135723026.86982, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 135723026.86982/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 135723026.86982/1 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 135723026.86982 as a fraction:
135723026/1 / 1