Step 1:
The first step to converting 12428989.265701 to a fraction is to re-write 12428989.265701 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12428989.265701 can be written as simply 12428989.265701/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12428989.265701, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12428989.265701/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12428989.265701/1 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 12428989.265701 as a fraction:
12428989/1 / 1