Step 1:
The first step to converting 144534.79053742 to a fraction is to re-write 144534.79053742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144534.79053742 can be written as simply 144534.79053742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144534.79053742, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144534.79053742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144534.79053742/1 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 144534.79053742 as a fraction:
578139/4 / 1