Step 1:
The first step to converting 16349859.787078 to a fraction is to re-write 16349859.787078 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16349859.787078 can be written as simply 16349859.787078/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16349859.787078, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16349859.787078/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16349859.787078/1 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 16349859.787078 as a fraction:
16349859/1 / 1