Step 1:
The first step to converting 24502317.740008 to a fraction is to re-write 24502317.740008 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24502317.740008 can be written as simply 24502317.740008/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24502317.740008, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24502317.740008/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24502317.740008/1 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 24502317.740008 as a fraction:
24502317/1 / 1