Step 1:
The first step to converting 140117131.72179 to a fraction is to re-write 140117131.72179 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 140117131.72179 can be written as simply 140117131.72179/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 140117131.72179, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 140117131.72179/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 140117131.72179/1 each by 100000:
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 140117131.72179 as a fraction:
140117131/1 / 1