Step 1:
The first step to converting 321571.23194273 to a fraction is to re-write 321571.23194273 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 321571.23194273 can be written as simply 321571.23194273/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 321571.23194273, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 321571.23194273/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 321571.23194273/1 each by 100000000:
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 321571.23194273 as a fraction:
321571/1 / 1