Step 1:
The first step to converting 17664.979682464 to a fraction is to re-write 17664.979682464 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17664.979682464 can be written as simply 17664.979682464/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17664.979682464, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17664.979682464/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17664.979682464/1 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 17664.979682464 as a fraction:
865584/49 / 1