Step 1:
The first step to converting 242639.23574852 to a fraction is to re-write 242639.23574852 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242639.23574852 can be written as simply 242639.23574852/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242639.23574852, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242639.23574852/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242639.23574852/1 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 242639.23574852 as a fraction:
242639/1 / 1