Step 1:
The first step to converting 17824263.187303 to a fraction is to re-write 17824263.187303 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17824263.187303 can be written as simply 17824263.187303/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17824263.187303, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17824263.187303/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17824263.187303/1 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 17824263.187303 as a fraction:
17824263/1 / 1