Step 1:
The first step to converting 14456.231579256 to a fraction is to re-write 14456.231579256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14456.231579256 can be written as simply 14456.231579256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14456.231579256, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14456.231579256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14456.231579256/1 each by 1000000000:
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 14456.231579256 as a fraction:
187931/13 / 1