Step 1:
The first step to converting 22558612.046342 to a fraction is to re-write 22558612.046342 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22558612.046342 can be written as simply 22558612.046342/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22558612.046342, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22558612.046342/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22558612.046342/1 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 22558612.046342 as a fraction:
22558612/1 / 1