Step 1:
The first step to converting 21276.51422359 to a fraction is to re-write 21276.51422359 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21276.51422359 can be written as simply 21276.51422359/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21276.51422359, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21276.51422359/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21276.51422359/1 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 21276.51422359 as a fraction:
42553/2 / 1