Step 1:
The first step to converting 22863.837857143 to a fraction is to re-write 22863.837857143 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22863.837857143 can be written as simply 22863.837857143/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22863.837857143, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22863.837857143/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22863.837857143/1 each by 1000000000:
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 22863.837857143 as a fraction:
137183/6 / 1