Step 1:
The first step to converting 17655.42616271 to a fraction is to re-write 17655.42616271 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17655.42616271 can be written as simply 17655.42616271/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17655.42616271, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17655.42616271/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17655.42616271/1 each by 100000000:
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 17655.42616271 as a fraction:
123588/7 / 1