Step 1:
The first step to converting 18867816.780317 to a fraction is to re-write 18867816.780317 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18867816.780317 can be written as simply 18867816.780317/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18867816.780317, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18867816.780317/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18867816.780317/1 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 18867816.780317 as a fraction:
18867816/1 / 1