Step 1:
The first step to converting 143681.7408 to a fraction is to re-write 143681.7408 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 143681.7408 can be written as simply 143681.7408/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 143681.7408, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143681.7408/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 143681.7408/1 each by 10000:
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 143681.7408 as a fraction:
431045/3 / 1