Step 1:
The first step to converting 223606.42100541 to a fraction is to re-write 223606.42100541 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 223606.42100541 can be written as simply 223606.42100541/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 223606.42100541, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 223606.42100541/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 223606.42100541/1 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 223606.42100541 as a fraction:
447213/2 / 1