Step 1:
The first step to converting 18642458.060452 to a fraction is to re-write 18642458.060452 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18642458.060452 can be written as simply 18642458.060452/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18642458.060452, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18642458.060452/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18642458.060452/1 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 18642458.060452 as a fraction:
18642458/1 / 1