Step 1:
The first step to converting 12460.863142888 to a fraction is to re-write 12460.863142888 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12460.863142888 can be written as simply 12460.863142888/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12460.863142888, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12460.863142888/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12460.863142888/1 each by 1000000000:
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 12460.863142888 as a fraction:
87226/7 / 1