Step 1:
The first step to converting 155143348.8638 to a fraction is to re-write 155143348.8638 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 155143348.8638 can be written as simply 155143348.8638/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 155143348.8638, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 155143348.8638/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 155143348.8638/1 each by 10000:
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 155143348.8638 as a fraction:
155143348/1 / 1