Step 1:
The first step to converting 21198.134385796 to a fraction is to re-write 21198.134385796 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21198.134385796 can be written as simply 21198.134385796/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21198.134385796, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21198.134385796/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21198.134385796/1 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 21198.134385796 as a fraction:
148387/7 / 1