Step 1:
The first step to converting 23606680.421002 to a fraction is to re-write 23606680.421002 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 23606680.421002 can be written as simply 23606680.421002/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 23606680.421002, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23606680.421002/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23606680.421002/1 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 23606680.421002 as a fraction:
23606680/1 / 1