Step 1:
The first step to converting 17418601.178239 to a fraction is to re-write 17418601.178239 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17418601.178239 can be written as simply 17418601.178239/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17418601.178239, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17418601.178239/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17418601.178239/1 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 17418601.178239 as a fraction:
17418601/1 / 1