Step 1:
The first step to converting 17179.3360076 to a fraction is to re-write 17179.3360076 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17179.3360076 can be written as simply 17179.3360076/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17179.3360076, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17179.3360076/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17179.3360076/1 each by 10000000:
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 17179.3360076 as a fraction:
51538/3 / 1