Step 1:
The first step to converting 16804072682.859 to a fraction is to re-write 16804072682.859 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16804072682.859 can be written as simply 16804072682.859/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16804072682.859, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16804072682.859/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16804072682.859/1 each by 1000:
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 16804072682.859 as a fraction:
16804072682/1 / 1