Step 1:
The first step to converting 20503.23173428 to a fraction is to re-write 20503.23173428 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20503.23173428 can be written as simply 20503.23173428/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20503.23173428, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20503.23173428/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20503.23173428/1 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 20503.23173428 as a fraction:
82013/4 / 1