Step 1:
The first step to converting 13896.254712142 to a fraction is to re-write 13896.254712142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13896.254712142 can be written as simply 13896.254712142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13896.254712142, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13896.254712142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13896.254712142/1 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 13896.254712142 as a fraction:
55585/4 / 1