Step 1:
The first step to converting 13621.385617316 to a fraction is to re-write 13621.385617316 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13621.385617316 can be written as simply 13621.385617316/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13621.385617316, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13621.385617316/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13621.385617316/1 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 13621.385617316 as a fraction:
177078/13 / 1