Step 1:
The first step to converting 20278419.857706 to a fraction is to re-write 20278419.857706 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20278419.857706 can be written as simply 20278419.857706/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20278419.857706, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20278419.857706/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20278419.857706/1 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 20278419.857706 as a fraction:
20278419/1 / 1