Step 1:
The first step to converting 221637.47428884 to a fraction is to re-write 221637.47428884 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 221637.47428884 can be written as simply 221637.47428884/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 221637.47428884, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 221637.47428884/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 221637.47428884/1 each by 100000000:
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 221637.47428884 as a fraction:
443275/2 / 1