Step 1:
The first step to converting 16611389.981438 to a fraction is to re-write 16611389.981438 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16611389.981438 can be written as simply 16611389.981438/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16611389.981438, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16611389.981438/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16611389.981438/1 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 16611389.981438 as a fraction:
16611389/1 / 1