Step 1:
The first step to converting 13228.598419743 to a fraction is to re-write 13228.598419743 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13228.598419743 can be written as simply 13228.598419743/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13228.598419743, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13228.598419743/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13228.598419743/1 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 13228.598419743 as a fraction:
66143/5 / 1