Step 1:
The first step to converting 17312.784115442 to a fraction is to re-write 17312.784115442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17312.784115442 can be written as simply 17312.784115442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17312.784115442, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17312.784115442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17312.784115442/1 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 17312.784115442 as a fraction:
86564/5 / 1