Step 1:
The first step to converting 18139785.721198 to a fraction is to re-write 18139785.721198 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18139785.721198 can be written as simply 18139785.721198/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18139785.721198, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18139785.721198/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18139785.721198/1 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 18139785.721198 as a fraction:
18139785/1 / 1