Step 1:
The first step to converting 230709.57816211 to a fraction is to re-write 230709.57816211 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 230709.57816211 can be written as simply 230709.57816211/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 230709.57816211, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230709.57816211/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230709.57816211/1 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 230709.57816211 as a fraction:
461419/2 / 1