Step 1:
The first step to converting 17502816.348742 to a fraction is to re-write 17502816.348742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17502816.348742 can be written as simply 17502816.348742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17502816.348742, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17502816.348742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17502816.348742/1 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 17502816.348742 as a fraction:
17502816/1 / 1