Step 1:
The first step to converting 21974.730984257 to a fraction is to re-write 21974.730984257 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21974.730984257 can be written as simply 21974.730984257/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21974.730984257, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21974.730984257/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21974.730984257/1 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 21974.730984257 as a fraction:
87899/4 / 1