Step 1:
The first step to converting 62143.153584391 to a fraction is to re-write 62143.153584391 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 62143.153584391 can be written as simply 62143.153584391/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 62143.153584391, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62143.153584391/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62143.153584391/1 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 62143.153584391 as a fraction:
372859/6 / 1