Step 1:
The first step to converting 1321.653 to a fraction is to re-write 1321.653 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1321.653 can be written as simply 1321.653/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1321.653, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1321.653/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1321.653/1 each by 1000:
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 1321.653 as a fraction:
30398/23 / 1