Step 1:
The first step to converting 17713.564359458 to a fraction is to re-write 17713.564359458 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17713.564359458 can be written as simply 17713.564359458/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17713.564359458, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17713.564359458/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17713.564359458/1 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 17713.564359458 as a fraction:
123995/7 / 1