Step 1:
The first step to converting 231496.1579911 to a fraction is to re-write 231496.1579911 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231496.1579911 can be written as simply 231496.1579911/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231496.1579911, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231496.1579911/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231496.1579911/1 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 231496.1579911 as a fraction:
231496/1 / 1