Step 1:
The first step to converting 22508.7872688 to a fraction is to re-write 22508.7872688 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22508.7872688 can be written as simply 22508.7872688/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22508.7872688, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22508.7872688/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22508.7872688/1 each by 10000000:
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 22508.7872688 as a fraction:
112544/5 / 1