Step 1:
The first step to converting 22426405.422682 to a fraction is to re-write 22426405.422682 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22426405.422682 can be written as simply 22426405.422682/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22426405.422682, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22426405.422682/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22426405.422682/1 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 22426405.422682 as a fraction:
22426405/1 / 1