Step 1:
The first step to converting 31515.732857086 to a fraction is to re-write 31515.732857086 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31515.732857086 can be written as simply 31515.732857086/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31515.732857086, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31515.732857086/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31515.732857086/1 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 31515.732857086 as a fraction:
126063/4 / 1