Step 1:
The first step to converting 14180.342469313 to a fraction is to re-write 14180.342469313 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14180.342469313 can be written as simply 14180.342469313/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14180.342469313, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14180.342469313/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14180.342469313/1 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 14180.342469313 as a fraction:
42541/3 / 1