Step 1:
The first step to converting 14457.686229074 to a fraction is to re-write 14457.686229074 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14457.686229074 can be written as simply 14457.686229074/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14457.686229074, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14457.686229074/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14457.686229074/1 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 14457.686229074 as a fraction:
231323/16 / 1