Step 1:
The first step to converting 142147352.28629 to a fraction is to re-write 142147352.28629 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142147352.28629 can be written as simply 142147352.28629/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142147352.28629, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142147352.28629/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142147352.28629/1 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 142147352.28629 as a fraction:
142147352/1 / 1