Step 1:
The first step to converting 19724373.857073 to a fraction is to re-write 19724373.857073 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 19724373.857073 can be written as simply 19724373.857073/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 19724373.857073, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 19724373.857073/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 19724373.857073/1 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 19724373.857073 as a fraction:
19724373/1 / 1