Step 1:
The first step to converting 318562.4142345 to a fraction is to re-write 318562.4142345 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 318562.4142345 can be written as simply 318562.4142345/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 318562.4142345, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 318562.4142345/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 318562.4142345/1 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 318562.4142345 as a fraction:
637125/2 / 1