Step 1:
The first step to converting 13738.535122596 to a fraction is to re-write 13738.535122596 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13738.535122596 can be written as simply 13738.535122596/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13738.535122596, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13738.535122596/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13738.535122596/1 each by 1000000000:
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 13738.535122596 as a fraction:
178601/13 / 1