Step 1:
The first step to converting 21.491455592159 to a fraction is to re-write 21.491455592159 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21.491455592159 can be written as simply 21.491455592159/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21.491455592159, which in this case is 12. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21.491455592159/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21.491455592159/1 each by 1000000000000:
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 21.491455592159 as a fraction:
5029/234 / 1