Step 1:
The first step to converting 831143037.2096 to a fraction is to re-write 831143037.2096 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 831143037.2096 can be written as simply 831143037.2096/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 831143037.2096, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 831143037.2096/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 831143037.2096/1 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 831143037.2096 as a fraction:
831143037/1 / 1