Continued Fraction

Expand a number and its best rational approximations

[3; 7, 15, 1, 292, 1, 1, 1, …]
Continued fraction
[3; 7, 15, 1, 292, 1, 1, 1, …]
As a fraction
3141592653589793 / 1000000000000000
Value
3,1415926536
Convergents (best rational approximations)
kpₖ / qₖDecimalError
03/130,142
122/73,14285714290,00126
2333/1063,1415094340,0000832
3355/1133,14159292040,000000267
4103993/331023,1415926530,000000000578
5104348/332153,14159265390,000000000332
6208341/663173,14159265350,000000000122
7312689/995323,14159265360,0000000000291
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Convergence of rational approximationsPlot of each convergent pₖ/qₖ against its index, oscillating toward the dashed line at the input value as the approximations improve.3,1415933/122/7333/106355/113103993/33102104348/33215208341/66317312689/9953201234567convergent index k