Step 1:
The first step to converting 216348.5827131 to a fraction is to re-write 216348.5827131 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 216348.5827131 can be written as simply 216348.5827131/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 216348.5827131, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 216348.5827131/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 216348.5827131/1 each by 10000000:
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 216348.5827131 as a fraction:
432697/2 / 1