Step 1:
The first step to converting 223734373.02588 to a fraction is to re-write 223734373.02588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 223734373.02588 can be written as simply 223734373.02588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 223734373.02588, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 223734373.02588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 223734373.02588/1 each by 100000:
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 223734373.02588 as a fraction:
223734373/1 / 1