Step 1:
The first step to converting 13187565.788372 to a fraction is to re-write 13187565.788372 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13187565.788372 can be written as simply 13187565.788372/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13187565.788372, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13187565.788372/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13187565.788372/1 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 13187565.788372 as a fraction:
13187565/1 / 1