Step 1:
The first step to converting 56142.454162692 to a fraction is to re-write 56142.454162692 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 56142.454162692 can be written as simply 56142.454162692/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 56142.454162692, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56142.454162692/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 56142.454162692/1 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 56142.454162692 as a fraction:
112285/2 / 1