Step 1:
The first step to converting 141783.74258321 to a fraction is to re-write 141783.74258321 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 141783.74258321 can be written as simply 141783.74258321/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 141783.74258321, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 141783.74258321/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 141783.74258321/1 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 141783.74258321 as a fraction:
425351/3 / 1