Step 1:
The first step to converting 230639.2422538 to a fraction is to re-write 230639.2422538 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 230639.2422538 can be written as simply 230639.2422538/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 230639.2422538, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230639.2422538/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230639.2422538/1 each by 10000000:
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 230639.2422538 as a fraction:
922557/4 / 1