Step 1:
The first step to converting 17266.327287565 to a fraction is to re-write 17266.327287565 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17266.327287565 can be written as simply 17266.327287565/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17266.327287565, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17266.327287565/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17266.327287565/1 each by 1000000000:
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 17266.327287565 as a fraction:
51799/3 / 1