Step 1:
The first step to converting 141771.03386986 to a fraction is to re-write 141771.03386986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 141771.03386986 can be written as simply 141771.03386986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 141771.03386986, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 141771.03386986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 141771.03386986/1 each by 100000000:
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 141771.03386986 as a fraction:
141771/1 / 1