Step 1:
The first step to converting 147816.35957488 to a fraction is to re-write 147816.35957488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 147816.35957488 can be written as simply 147816.35957488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 147816.35957488, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147816.35957488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147816.35957488/1 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 147816.35957488 as a fraction:
295633/2 / 1