Step 1:
The first step to converting 186773009.24221 to a fraction is to re-write 186773009.24221 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 186773009.24221 can be written as simply 186773009.24221/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 186773009.24221, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 186773009.24221/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 186773009.24221/1 each by 100000:
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 186773009.24221 as a fraction:
186773009/1 / 1