Step 1:
The first step to converting 18232596.178774 to a fraction is to re-write 18232596.178774 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18232596.178774 can be written as simply 18232596.178774/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18232596.178774, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18232596.178774/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18232596.178774/1 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 18232596.178774 as a fraction:
18232596/1 / 1