Step 1:
The first step to converting 13427973.921478 to a fraction is to re-write 13427973.921478 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13427973.921478 can be written as simply 13427973.921478/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13427973.921478, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13427973.921478/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13427973.921478/1 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 13427973.921478 as a fraction:
13427973/1 / 1