Step 1:
The first step to converting 17231469.8303 to a fraction is to re-write 17231469.8303 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17231469.8303 can be written as simply 17231469.8303/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17231469.8303, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17231469.8303/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17231469.8303/1 each by 10000:
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 17231469.8303 as a fraction:
17231469/1 / 1