Step 1:
The first step to converting 21463 to a fraction is to re-write 21463 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21463 can be written as simply 21463/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21463, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21463/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21463/1 each by 1:
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 21463 as a fraction:
21463/1 / 1