Step 1:
The first step to converting 21165.132567242 to a fraction is to re-write 21165.132567242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21165.132567242 can be written as simply 21165.132567242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21165.132567242, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21165.132567242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21165.132567242/1 each by 1000000000:
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 21165.132567242 as a fraction:
148156/7 / 1