Step 1:
The first step to converting 312167.4638457 to a fraction is to re-write 312167.4638457 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 312167.4638457 can be written as simply 312167.4638457/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 312167.4638457, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 312167.4638457/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 312167.4638457/1 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 312167.4638457 as a fraction:
624335/2 / 1