Step 1:
The first step to converting 22646.059978496 to a fraction is to re-write 22646.059978496 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22646.059978496 can be written as simply 22646.059978496/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22646.059978496, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22646.059978496/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22646.059978496/1 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 22646.059978496 as a fraction:
362337/16 / 1