Step 1:
The first step to converting 316543.14712 to a fraction is to re-write 316543.14712 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 316543.14712 can be written as simply 316543.14712/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 316543.14712, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 316543.14712/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 316543.14712/1 each by 100000:
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 316543.14712 as a fraction:
316543/1 / 1