Step 1:
The first step to converting 16386.841298846 to a fraction is to re-write 16386.841298846 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16386.841298846 can be written as simply 16386.841298846/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16386.841298846, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16386.841298846/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16386.841298846/1 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 16386.841298846 as a fraction:
98321/6 / 1