Step 1:
The first step to converting 142442311.17856 to a fraction is to re-write 142442311.17856 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 142442311.17856 can be written as simply 142442311.17856/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 142442311.17856, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142442311.17856/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 142442311.17856/1 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 142442311.17856 as a fraction:
142442311/1 / 1