Step 1:
The first step to converting 23472.506970509 to a fraction is to re-write 23472.506970509 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 23472.506970509 can be written as simply 23472.506970509/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 23472.506970509, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23472.506970509/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23472.506970509/1 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 23472.506970509 as a fraction:
46945/2 / 1