Step 1:
The first step to converting 14162.319348515 to a fraction is to re-write 14162.319348515 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14162.319348515 can be written as simply 14162.319348515/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14162.319348515, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14162.319348515/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14162.319348515/1 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 14162.319348515 as a fraction:
42487/3 / 1