Step 1:
The first step to converting 138540.72398859 to a fraction is to re-write 138540.72398859 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138540.72398859 can be written as simply 138540.72398859/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138540.72398859, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138540.72398859/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138540.72398859/1 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 138540.72398859 as a fraction:
415622/3 / 1