Step 1:
The first step to converting 17719.400173871 to a fraction is to re-write 17719.400173871 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17719.400173871 can be written as simply 17719.400173871/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17719.400173871, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17719.400173871/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17719.400173871/1 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 17719.400173871 as a fraction:
88597/5 / 1