Step 1:
The first step to converting 18733.178599021 to a fraction is to re-write 18733.178599021 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18733.178599021 can be written as simply 18733.178599021/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18733.178599021, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18733.178599021/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18733.178599021/1 each by 1000000000:
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 18733.178599021 as a fraction:
112399/6 / 1