Step 1:
The first step to converting 18311465.703968 to a fraction is to re-write 18311465.703968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18311465.703968 can be written as simply 18311465.703968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18311465.703968, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18311465.703968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18311465.703968/1 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 18311465.703968 as a fraction:
18311465/1 / 1