Step 1:
The first step to converting 144897.40746253 to a fraction is to re-write 144897.40746253 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 144897.40746253 can be written as simply 144897.40746253/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 144897.40746253, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144897.40746253/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 144897.40746253/1 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 144897.40746253 as a fraction:
289795/2 / 1