Step 1:
The first step to converting 18560604.871314 to a fraction is to re-write 18560604.871314 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18560604.871314 can be written as simply 18560604.871314/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18560604.871314, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18560604.871314/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18560604.871314/1 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 18560604.871314 as a fraction:
18560604/1 / 1