Step 1:
The first step to converting 231171.5622463 to a fraction is to re-write 231171.5622463 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231171.5622463 can be written as simply 231171.5622463/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231171.5622463, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231171.5622463/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231171.5622463/1 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 231171.5622463 as a fraction:
462343/2 / 1