Step 1:
The first step to converting 16581559.7173 to a fraction is to re-write 16581559.7173 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16581559.7173 can be written as simply 16581559.7173/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16581559.7173, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16581559.7173/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16581559.7173/1 each by 10000:
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 16581559.7173 as a fraction:
16581559/1 / 1