Step 1:
The first step to converting 17738.015165926 to a fraction is to re-write 17738.015165926 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17738.015165926 can be written as simply 17738.015165926/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17738.015165926, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17738.015165926/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17738.015165926/1 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 17738.015165926 as a fraction:
17738/1 / 1