Step 1:
The first step to converting 21631.071913842 to a fraction is to re-write 21631.071913842 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21631.071913842 can be written as simply 21631.071913842/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21631.071913842, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21631.071913842/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21631.071913842/1 each by 1000000000:
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 21631.071913842 as a fraction:
281204/13 / 1