Step 1:
The first step to converting 13861.978016279 to a fraction is to re-write 13861.978016279 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13861.978016279 can be written as simply 13861.978016279/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13861.978016279, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13861.978016279/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13861.978016279/1 each by 1000000000:
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 13861.978016279 as a fraction:
623789/45 / 1