Step 1:
The first step to converting 22712371.586512 to a fraction is to re-write 22712371.586512 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22712371.586512 can be written as simply 22712371.586512/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22712371.586512, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22712371.586512/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22712371.586512/1 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 22712371.586512 as a fraction:
22712371/1 / 1