Step 1:
The first step to converting 17608.524109425 to a fraction is to re-write 17608.524109425 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17608.524109425 can be written as simply 17608.524109425/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17608.524109425, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17608.524109425/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17608.524109425/1 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 17608.524109425 as a fraction:
334562/19 / 1