Step 1:
The first step to converting 138536.85167355 to a fraction is to re-write 138536.85167355 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138536.85167355 can be written as simply 138536.85167355/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138536.85167355, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138536.85167355/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138536.85167355/1 each by 100000000:
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 138536.85167355 as a fraction:
831221/6 / 1