Step 1:
The first step to converting 201423.2302187 to a fraction is to re-write 201423.2302187 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 201423.2302187 can be written as simply 201423.2302187/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 201423.2302187, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 201423.2302187/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 201423.2302187/1 each by 10000000:
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 201423.2302187 as a fraction:
805693/4 / 1