Step 1:
The first step to converting 12039041.23778 to a fraction is to re-write 12039041.23778 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12039041.23778 can be written as simply 12039041.23778/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12039041.23778, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12039041.23778/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12039041.23778/1 each by 100000:
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 12039041.23778 as a fraction:
12039041/1 / 1