Step 1:
The first step to converting 17218210.139032 to a fraction is to re-write 17218210.139032 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17218210.139032 can be written as simply 17218210.139032/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17218210.139032, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17218210.139032/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17218210.139032/1 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 17218210.139032 as a fraction:
17218210/1 / 1