Step 1:
The first step to converting 16398538.523293 to a fraction is to re-write 16398538.523293 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16398538.523293 can be written as simply 16398538.523293/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16398538.523293, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16398538.523293/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16398538.523293/1 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 16398538.523293 as a fraction:
16398538/1 / 1