Step 1:
The first step to converting 147792.20434381 to a fraction is to re-write 147792.20434381 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 147792.20434381 can be written as simply 147792.20434381/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 147792.20434381, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147792.20434381/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147792.20434381/1 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 147792.20434381 as a fraction:
591169/4 / 1