Step 1:
The first step to converting 156236.27494422 to a fraction is to re-write 156236.27494422 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 156236.27494422 can be written as simply 156236.27494422/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 156236.27494422, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 156236.27494422/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 156236.27494422/1 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 156236.27494422 as a fraction:
468709/3 / 1