Step 1:
The first step to converting 22417.944957574 to a fraction is to re-write 22417.944957574 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22417.944957574 can be written as simply 22417.944957574/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22417.944957574, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22417.944957574/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22417.944957574/1 each by 1000000000:
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 22417.944957574 as a fraction:
403523/18 / 1