Step 1:
The first step to converting 13609240.471679 to a fraction is to re-write 13609240.471679 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13609240.471679 can be written as simply 13609240.471679/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13609240.471679, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13609240.471679/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13609240.471679/1 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 13609240.471679 as a fraction:
13609240/1 / 1