Step 1:
The first step to converting 17474506.378365 to a fraction is to re-write 17474506.378365 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17474506.378365 can be written as simply 17474506.378365/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17474506.378365, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17474506.378365/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17474506.378365/1 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 17474506.378365 as a fraction:
17474506/1 / 1