Step 1:
The first step to converting 23878220.607242 to a fraction is to re-write 23878220.607242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 23878220.607242 can be written as simply 23878220.607242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 23878220.607242, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23878220.607242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23878220.607242/1 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 23878220.607242 as a fraction:
23878220/1 / 1