Step 1:
The first step to converting 20290638.431042 to a fraction is to re-write 20290638.431042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20290638.431042 can be written as simply 20290638.431042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20290638.431042, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20290638.431042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20290638.431042/1 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 20290638.431042 as a fraction:
20290638/1 / 1