Step 1:
The first step to converting 17632344980.554 to a fraction is to re-write 17632344980.554 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17632344980.554 can be written as simply 17632344980.554/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17632344980.554, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17632344980.554/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17632344980.554/1 each by 1000:
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 17632344980.554 as a fraction:
17632344980/1 / 1