Step 1:
The first step to converting 12743888.731462 to a fraction is to re-write 12743888.731462 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12743888.731462 can be written as simply 12743888.731462/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12743888.731462, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12743888.731462/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12743888.731462/1 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 12743888.731462 as a fraction:
12743888/1 / 1