Step 1:
The first step to converting 17496419.532872 to a fraction is to re-write 17496419.532872 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17496419.532872 can be written as simply 17496419.532872/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17496419.532872, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17496419.532872/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17496419.532872/1 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 17496419.532872 as a fraction:
17496419/1 / 1