Step 1:
The first step to converting 14343.178968311 to a fraction is to re-write 14343.178968311 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14343.178968311 can be written as simply 14343.178968311/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14343.178968311, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14343.178968311/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14343.178968311/1 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 14343.178968311 as a fraction:
86059/6 / 1