Step 1:
The first step to converting 18348295.174286 to a fraction is to re-write 18348295.174286 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18348295.174286 can be written as simply 18348295.174286/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18348295.174286, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18348295.174286/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18348295.174286/1 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 18348295.174286 as a fraction:
18348295/1 / 1