Step 1:
The first step to converting 14838.431261297 to a fraction is to re-write 14838.431261297 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14838.431261297 can be written as simply 14838.431261297/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14838.431261297, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14838.431261297/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14838.431261297/1 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 14838.431261297 as a fraction:
103869/7 / 1