Step 1:
The first step to converting 138390538.02844 to a fraction is to re-write 138390538.02844 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138390538.02844 can be written as simply 138390538.02844/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138390538.02844, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138390538.02844/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138390538.02844/1 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 138390538.02844 as a fraction:
138390538/1 / 1