Step 1:
The first step to converting 65842517.3145 to a fraction is to re-write 65842517.3145 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 65842517.3145 can be written as simply 65842517.3145/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 65842517.3145, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 65842517.3145/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 65842517.3145/1 each by 10000:
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 65842517.3145 as a fraction:
65842517/1 / 1