Step 1:
The first step to converting 21617236.773764 to a fraction is to re-write 21617236.773764 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21617236.773764 can be written as simply 21617236.773764/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21617236.773764, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21617236.773764/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21617236.773764/1 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 21617236.773764 as a fraction:
21617236/1 / 1