Step 1:
The first step to converting 23852.170022472 to a fraction is to re-write 23852.170022472 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 23852.170022472 can be written as simply 23852.170022472/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 23852.170022472, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23852.170022472/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23852.170022472/1 each by 1000000000:
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 23852.170022472 as a fraction:
143113/6 / 1