Step 1:
The first step to converting 138596.51768442 to a fraction is to re-write 138596.51768442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138596.51768442 can be written as simply 138596.51768442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138596.51768442, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138596.51768442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138596.51768442/1 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 138596.51768442 as a fraction:
277193/2 / 1