Step 1:
The first step to converting 24462.721046324 to a fraction is to re-write 24462.721046324 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24462.721046324 can be written as simply 24462.721046324/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24462.721046324, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24462.721046324/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24462.721046324/1 each by 1000000000:
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 24462.721046324 as a fraction:
171239/7 / 1