Step 1:
The first step to converting 28174.246607859 to a fraction is to re-write 28174.246607859 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 28174.246607859 can be written as simply 28174.246607859/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 28174.246607859, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28174.246607859/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28174.246607859/1 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 28174.246607859 as a fraction:
112697/4 / 1