Step 1:
The first step to converting 16571073.864846 to a fraction is to re-write 16571073.864846 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16571073.864846 can be written as simply 16571073.864846/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16571073.864846, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16571073.864846/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16571073.864846/1 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 16571073.864846 as a fraction:
16571073/1 / 1