Step 1:
The first step to converting 13427.236187881 to a fraction is to re-write 13427.236187881 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13427.236187881 can be written as simply 13427.236187881/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13427.236187881, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13427.236187881/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13427.236187881/1 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 13427.236187881 as a fraction:
228263/17 / 1