Step 1:
The first step to converting 16595.242812687 to a fraction is to re-write 16595.242812687 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16595.242812687 can be written as simply 16595.242812687/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16595.242812687, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16595.242812687/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16595.242812687/1 each by 1000000000:
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 16595.242812687 as a fraction:
66381/4 / 1