Step 1:
The first step to converting 20778.42541993 to a fraction is to re-write 20778.42541993 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20778.42541993 can be written as simply 20778.42541993/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20778.42541993, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20778.42541993/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20778.42541993/1 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 20778.42541993 as a fraction:
145449/7 / 1