Step 1:
The first step to converting 24181702.971496 to a fraction is to re-write 24181702.971496 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24181702.971496 can be written as simply 24181702.971496/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24181702.971496, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24181702.971496/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24181702.971496/1 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 24181702.971496 as a fraction:
24181702/1 / 1