Step 1:
The first step to converting 137752431.61279 to a fraction is to re-write 137752431.61279 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 137752431.61279 can be written as simply 137752431.61279/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 137752431.61279, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137752431.61279/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 137752431.61279/1 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 137752431.61279 as a fraction:
137752431/1 / 1