Step 1:
The first step to converting 24556.55786744 to a fraction is to re-write 24556.55786744 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24556.55786744 can be written as simply 24556.55786744/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24556.55786744, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24556.55786744/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24556.55786744/1 each by 100000000:
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 24556.55786744 as a fraction:
171896/7 / 1