Step 1:
The first step to converting 356342.14204548 to a fraction is to re-write 356342.14204548 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 356342.14204548 can be written as simply 356342.14204548/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 356342.14204548, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 356342.14204548/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 356342.14204548/1 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 356342.14204548 as a fraction:
356342/1 / 1