Step 1:
The first step to converting 18849706.598471 to a fraction is to re-write 18849706.598471 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18849706.598471 can be written as simply 18849706.598471/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18849706.598471, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18849706.598471/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18849706.598471/1 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 18849706.598471 as a fraction:
18849706/1 / 1