Step 1:
The first step to converting 18016550.264962 to a fraction is to re-write 18016550.264962 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18016550.264962 can be written as simply 18016550.264962/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18016550.264962, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18016550.264962/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18016550.264962/1 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 18016550.264962 as a fraction:
18016550/1 / 1