Step 1:
The first step to converting 18236894.831586 to a fraction is to re-write 18236894.831586 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18236894.831586 can be written as simply 18236894.831586/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18236894.831586, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18236894.831586/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18236894.831586/1 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 18236894.831586 as a fraction:
18236894/1 / 1