Step 1:
The first step to converting 144162538.12554 to a fraction is to re-write 144162538.12554 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144162538.12554 can be written as simply 144162538.12554/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144162538.12554, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144162538.12554/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144162538.12554/1 each by 100000:
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 144162538.12554 as a fraction:
144162538/1 / 1