Step 1:
The first step to converting 16986617.24581 to a fraction is to re-write 16986617.24581 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16986617.24581 can be written as simply 16986617.24581/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16986617.24581, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16986617.24581/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16986617.24581/1 each by 100000:
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 16986617.24581 as a fraction:
16986617/1 / 1