Step 1:
The first step to converting 12396917.099041 to a fraction is to re-write 12396917.099041 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12396917.099041 can be written as simply 12396917.099041/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12396917.099041, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12396917.099041/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12396917.099041/1 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 12396917.099041 as a fraction:
12396917/1 / 1