Step 1:
The first step to converting 12198492.604147 to a fraction is to re-write 12198492.604147 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12198492.604147 can be written as simply 12198492.604147/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12198492.604147, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12198492.604147/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12198492.604147/1 each by 1000000:
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 12198492.604147 as a fraction:
12198492/1 / 1