Step 1:
The first step to converting 1545642.31398 to a fraction is to re-write 1545642.31398 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1545642.31398 can be written as simply 1545642.31398/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1545642.31398, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1545642.31398/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1545642.31398/1 each by 100000:
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 1545642.31398 as a fraction:
1545642/1 / 1