Step 1:
The first step to converting 12403736.981441 to a fraction is to re-write 12403736.981441 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12403736.981441 can be written as simply 12403736.981441/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12403736.981441, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12403736.981441/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12403736.981441/1 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 12403736.981441 as a fraction:
12403736/1 / 1