Step 1:
The first step to converting 21624389.977382 to a fraction is to re-write 21624389.977382 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21624389.977382 can be written as simply 21624389.977382/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21624389.977382, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21624389.977382/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21624389.977382/1 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 21624389.977382 as a fraction:
21624389/1 / 1