Step 1:
The first step to converting 24342144.19617 to a fraction is to re-write 24342144.19617 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24342144.19617 can be written as simply 24342144.19617/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24342144.19617, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24342144.19617/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24342144.19617/1 each by 100000:
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 24342144.19617 as a fraction:
24342144/1 / 1