Step 1:
The first step to converting 13839578321.693 to a fraction is to re-write 13839578321.693 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13839578321.693 can be written as simply 13839578321.693/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13839578321.693, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13839578321.693/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13839578321.693/1 each by 1000:
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 13839578321.693 as a fraction:
13839578321/1 / 1