Step 1:
The first step to converting 230618.62341177 to a fraction is to re-write 230618.62341177 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 230618.62341177 can be written as simply 230618.62341177/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 230618.62341177, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230618.62341177/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230618.62341177/1 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 230618.62341177 as a fraction:
461237/2 / 1