Step 1:
The first step to converting 17182020.170838 to a fraction is to re-write 17182020.170838 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17182020.170838 can be written as simply 17182020.170838/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17182020.170838, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17182020.170838/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17182020.170838/1 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 17182020.170838 as a fraction:
17182020/1 / 1