Step 1:
The first step to converting 24186620.974737 to a fraction is to re-write 24186620.974737 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24186620.974737 can be written as simply 24186620.974737/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24186620.974737, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24186620.974737/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24186620.974737/1 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 24186620.974737 as a fraction:
24186620/1 / 1