Step 1:
The first step to converting 20138657.036709 to a fraction is to re-write 20138657.036709 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20138657.036709 can be written as simply 20138657.036709/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20138657.036709, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20138657.036709/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20138657.036709/1 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 20138657.036709 as a fraction:
20138657/1 / 1