Step 1:
The first step to converting 17277524.281424 to a fraction is to re-write 17277524.281424 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17277524.281424 can be written as simply 17277524.281424/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17277524.281424, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17277524.281424/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17277524.281424/1 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 17277524.281424 as a fraction:
17277524/1 / 1