Step 1:
The first step to converting 17663587.012544 to a fraction is to re-write 17663587.012544 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17663587.012544 can be written as simply 17663587.012544/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17663587.012544, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17663587.012544/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17663587.012544/1 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 17663587.012544 as a fraction:
17663587/1 / 1