Step 1:
The first step to converting 21386278.987272 to a fraction is to re-write 21386278.987272 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21386278.987272 can be written as simply 21386278.987272/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21386278.987272, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21386278.987272/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21386278.987272/1 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 21386278.987272 as a fraction:
21386278/1 / 1