Step 1:
The first step to converting 16404451.356158 to a fraction is to re-write 16404451.356158 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16404451.356158 can be written as simply 16404451.356158/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16404451.356158, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16404451.356158/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16404451.356158/1 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 16404451.356158 as a fraction:
16404451/1 / 1