Step 1:
The first step to converting 152371.45768717 to a fraction is to re-write 152371.45768717 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 152371.45768717 can be written as simply 152371.45768717/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 152371.45768717, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 152371.45768717/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 152371.45768717/1 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 152371.45768717 as a fraction:
304743/2 / 1