Step 1:
The first step to converting 231708.82297644 to a fraction is to re-write 231708.82297644 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231708.82297644 can be written as simply 231708.82297644/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231708.82297644, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231708.82297644/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231708.82297644/1 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 231708.82297644 as a fraction:
231709/1 / 1