Step 1:
The first step to converting 22040863.86436 to a fraction is to re-write 22040863.86436 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22040863.86436 can be written as simply 22040863.86436/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22040863.86436, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22040863.86436/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22040863.86436/1 each by 100000:
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 22040863.86436 as a fraction:
22040863/1 / 1