Step 1:
The first step to converting 138714.2540256 to a fraction is to re-write 138714.2540256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 138714.2540256 can be written as simply 138714.2540256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 138714.2540256, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138714.2540256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 138714.2540256/1 each by 10000000:
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 138714.2540256 as a fraction:
416143/3 / 1