Step 1:
The first step to converting 12936996.384862 to a fraction is to re-write 12936996.384862 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12936996.384862 can be written as simply 12936996.384862/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12936996.384862, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12936996.384862/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12936996.384862/1 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 12936996.384862 as a fraction:
12936996/1 / 1