Step 1:
The first step to converting 231737.6045329 to a fraction is to re-write 231737.6045329 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231737.6045329 can be written as simply 231737.6045329/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231737.6045329, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231737.6045329/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231737.6045329/1 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 231737.6045329 as a fraction:
463475/2 / 1