Step 1:
The first step to converting 21778.202878544 to a fraction is to re-write 21778.202878544 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21778.202878544 can be written as simply 21778.202878544/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21778.202878544, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21778.202878544/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21778.202878544/1 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 21778.202878544 as a fraction:
108891/5 / 1