Step 1:
The first step to converting 16059942.738408 to a fraction is to re-write 16059942.738408 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16059942.738408 can be written as simply 16059942.738408/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16059942.738408, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16059942.738408/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16059942.738408/1 each by 1000000:
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 16059942.738408 as a fraction:
16059942/1 / 1