Step 1:
The first step to converting 14424890.171885 to a fraction is to re-write 14424890.171885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14424890.171885 can be written as simply 14424890.171885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14424890.171885, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14424890.171885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14424890.171885/1 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 14424890.171885 as a fraction:
14424890/1 / 1