Step 1:
The first step to converting 153896.21682563 to a fraction is to re-write 153896.21682563 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 153896.21682563 can be written as simply 153896.21682563/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 153896.21682563, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153896.21682563/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 153896.21682563/1 each by 100000000:
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 153896.21682563 as a fraction:
615585/4 / 1