Step 1:
The first step to converting 23051.427946444 to a fraction is to re-write 23051.427946444 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 23051.427946444 can be written as simply 23051.427946444/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 23051.427946444, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23051.427946444/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23051.427946444/1 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 23051.427946444 as a fraction:
161360/7 / 1