Step 1:
The first step to converting 12799168.277234 to a fraction is to re-write 12799168.277234 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12799168.277234 can be written as simply 12799168.277234/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12799168.277234, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12799168.277234/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12799168.277234/1 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 12799168.277234 as a fraction:
12799168/1 / 1