Step 1:
The first step to converting 16651.73621426 to a fraction is to re-write 16651.73621426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16651.73621426 can be written as simply 16651.73621426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16651.73621426, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16651.73621426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16651.73621426/1 each by 100000000:
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 16651.73621426 as a fraction:
66607/4 / 1