Step 1:
The first step to converting 24857995.4314 to a fraction is to re-write 24857995.4314 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24857995.4314 can be written as simply 24857995.4314/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24857995.4314, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24857995.4314/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24857995.4314/1 each by 10000:
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 24857995.4314 as a fraction:
24857995/1 / 1