Step 1:
The first step to converting 147831.8522359 to a fraction is to re-write 147831.8522359 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 147831.8522359 can be written as simply 147831.8522359/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 147831.8522359, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147831.8522359/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 147831.8522359/1 each by 10000000:
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 147831.8522359 as a fraction:
147832/1 / 1