Step 1:
The first step to converting 144230.76696173 to a fraction is to re-write 144230.76696173 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144230.76696173 can be written as simply 144230.76696173/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144230.76696173, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144230.76696173/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144230.76696173/1 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 144230.76696173 as a fraction:
576923/4 / 1