Step 1:
The first step to converting 14246.432 to a fraction is to re-write 14246.432 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14246.432 can be written as simply 14246.432/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14246.432, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14246.432/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14246.432/1 each by 1000:
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 14246.432 as a fraction:
99725/7 / 1