Step 1:
The first step to converting 24186621.978907 to a fraction is to re-write 24186621.978907 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24186621.978907 can be written as simply 24186621.978907/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24186621.978907, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24186621.978907/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24186621.978907/1 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 24186621.978907 as a fraction:
24186621/1 / 1