Step 1:
The first step to converting 16236603.233087 to a fraction is to re-write 16236603.233087 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16236603.233087 can be written as simply 16236603.233087/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16236603.233087, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16236603.233087/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16236603.233087/1 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 16236603.233087 as a fraction:
16236603/1 / 1