Step 1:
The first step to converting 2472187.8721312 to a fraction is to re-write 2472187.8721312 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2472187.8721312 can be written as simply 2472187.8721312/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2472187.8721312, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2472187.8721312/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2472187.8721312/1 each by 10000000:
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 2472187.8721312 as a fraction:
2472187/1 / 1