Step 1:
The first step to converting 17016253.710849 to a fraction is to re-write 17016253.710849 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17016253.710849 can be written as simply 17016253.710849/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17016253.710849, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17016253.710849/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17016253.710849/1 each by 1000000:
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 17016253.710849 as a fraction:
17016253/1 / 1