Step 1:
The first step to converting 14562.871346437 to a fraction is to re-write 14562.871346437 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14562.871346437 can be written as simply 14562.871346437/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14562.871346437, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14562.871346437/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14562.871346437/1 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 14562.871346437 as a fraction:
101940/7 / 1