Step 1:
The first step to converting 142181707.03697 to a fraction is to re-write 142181707.03697 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142181707.03697 can be written as simply 142181707.03697/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142181707.03697, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142181707.03697/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142181707.03697/1 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 142181707.03697 as a fraction:
142181707/1 / 1