Step 1:
The first step to converting 17726898.998285 to a fraction is to re-write 17726898.998285 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17726898.998285 can be written as simply 17726898.998285/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17726898.998285, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17726898.998285/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17726898.998285/1 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 17726898.998285 as a fraction:
17726898/1 / 1