Step 1:
The first step to converting 21009657.288707 to a fraction is to re-write 21009657.288707 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21009657.288707 can be written as simply 21009657.288707/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21009657.288707, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21009657.288707/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21009657.288707/1 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 21009657.288707 as a fraction:
21009657/1 / 1