Step 1:
The first step to converting 25142397.840159 to a fraction is to re-write 25142397.840159 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 25142397.840159 can be written as simply 25142397.840159/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 25142397.840159, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 25142397.840159/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 25142397.840159/1 each by 1000000:
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 25142397.840159 as a fraction:
25142397/1 / 1