Step 1:
The first step to converting 144146.08604956 to a fraction is to re-write 144146.08604956 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144146.08604956 can be written as simply 144146.08604956/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144146.08604956, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144146.08604956/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144146.08604956/1 each by 100000000:
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 144146.08604956 as a fraction:
144146/1 / 1