Step 1:
The first step to converting 24716.382997458 to a fraction is to re-write 24716.382997458 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24716.382997458 can be written as simply 24716.382997458/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24716.382997458, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24716.382997458/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24716.382997458/1 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 24716.382997458 as a fraction:
123582/5 / 1