Step 1:
The first step to converting 17154501.478961 to a fraction is to re-write 17154501.478961 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17154501.478961 can be written as simply 17154501.478961/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17154501.478961, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17154501.478961/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17154501.478961/1 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 17154501.478961 as a fraction:
17154501/1 / 1