Step 1:
The first step to converting 18286595.822728 to a fraction is to re-write 18286595.822728 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18286595.822728 can be written as simply 18286595.822728/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18286595.822728, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18286595.822728/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18286595.822728/1 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 18286595.822728 as a fraction:
18286595/1 / 1