Step 1:
The first step to converting 22451.374514174 to a fraction is to re-write 22451.374514174 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22451.374514174 can be written as simply 22451.374514174/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22451.374514174, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22451.374514174/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22451.374514174/1 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 22451.374514174 as a fraction:
179611/8 / 1