Step 1:
The first step to converting 18397318.971256 to a fraction is to re-write 18397318.971256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18397318.971256 can be written as simply 18397318.971256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18397318.971256, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18397318.971256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18397318.971256/1 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 18397318.971256 as a fraction:
18397318/1 / 1