Step 1:
The first step to converting 14921.742469378 to a fraction is to re-write 14921.742469378 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14921.742469378 can be written as simply 14921.742469378/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14921.742469378, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14921.742469378/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14921.742469378/1 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 14921.742469378 as a fraction:
59687/4 / 1