Step 1:
The first step to converting 180424.98428663 to a fraction is to re-write 180424.98428663 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 180424.98428663 can be written as simply 180424.98428663/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 180424.98428663, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 180424.98428663/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 180424.98428663/1 each by 100000000:
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 180424.98428663 as a fraction:
180425/1 / 1