Step 1:
The first step to converting 16529222.778721 to a fraction is to re-write 16529222.778721 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16529222.778721 can be written as simply 16529222.778721/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16529222.778721, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16529222.778721/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16529222.778721/1 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 16529222.778721 as a fraction:
16529222/1 / 1