Step 1:
The first step to converting 14743.618031408 to a fraction is to re-write 14743.618031408 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14743.618031408 can be written as simply 14743.618031408/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14743.618031408, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14743.618031408/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14743.618031408/1 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 14743.618031408 as a fraction:
117949/8 / 1