Step 1:
The first step to converting 17617608 to a fraction is to re-write 17617608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17617608 can be written as simply 17617608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17617608, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17617608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17617608/1 each by 1:
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 17617608 as a fraction:
17617608/1 / 1