Step 1:
The first step to converting 144491.93098965 to a fraction is to re-write 144491.93098965 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144491.93098965 can be written as simply 144491.93098965/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144491.93098965, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144491.93098965/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144491.93098965/1 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 144491.93098965 as a fraction:
144492/1 / 1