Step 1:
The first step to converting 237161.81008426 to a fraction is to re-write 237161.81008426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 237161.81008426 can be written as simply 237161.81008426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 237161.81008426, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237161.81008426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237161.81008426/1 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 237161.81008426 as a fraction:
237162/1 / 1