Step 1:
The first step to converting 144157.12877121 to a fraction is to re-write 144157.12877121 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144157.12877121 can be written as simply 144157.12877121/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144157.12877121, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144157.12877121/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144157.12877121/1 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 144157.12877121 as a fraction:
144157/1 / 1