Step 1:
The first step to converting 12644.506428437 to a fraction is to re-write 12644.506428437 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12644.506428437 can be written as simply 12644.506428437/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12644.506428437, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12644.506428437/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12644.506428437/1 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 12644.506428437 as a fraction:
25289/2 / 1