Step 1:
The first step to converting 16970.980268602 to a fraction is to re-write 16970.980268602 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16970.980268602 can be written as simply 16970.980268602/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16970.980268602, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16970.980268602/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16970.980268602/1 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 16970.980268602 as a fraction:
848549/50 / 1