Step 1:
The first step to converting 17238160.752176 to a fraction is to re-write 17238160.752176 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17238160.752176 can be written as simply 17238160.752176/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17238160.752176, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17238160.752176/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17238160.752176/1 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 17238160.752176 as a fraction:
17238160/1 / 1